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Nadal may not be fully fit before March
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December 24, 2012, Monday
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RAFAEL Nadal does not expect to be back to full fitness and close to his competitive best until the Masters event at Indian Wells in March.
Nadal will return to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi in five days' time after six months out with a knee injury.
"I need to see how it improves and how it reacts to the intensity and demands of playing with tennis players of such a high level," Nadal said.
Nadal said the knee was "still not 100 percent" and he was planning to ease back in slowly. "I am not thinking long term, I am just focused on the knee, seeing how it responds and then we'll see later on. I want to be sure that it's completely ready to start competing in anger again, without any doubts.
"If I feel good in Abu Dhabi we'll continue but if not I'll take it calmly."
The first grand slam event of 2013, the Australian Open, starts on January 14.
"My season, my real objective, is to be in perfect condition for Indian Wells and Miami (in March) and get to Monte Carlo (in April) with good feelings, to tackle the clay season in good shape."
Nadal will return to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi in five days' time after six months out with a knee injury.
"I need to see how it improves and how it reacts to the intensity and demands of playing with tennis players of such a high level," Nadal said.
Nadal said the knee was "still not 100 percent" and he was planning to ease back in slowly. "I am not thinking long term, I am just focused on the knee, seeing how it responds and then we'll see later on. I want to be sure that it's completely ready to start competing in anger again, without any doubts.
"If I feel good in Abu Dhabi we'll continue but if not I'll take it calmly."
The first grand slam event of 2013, the Australian Open, starts on January 14.
"My season, my real objective, is to be in perfect condition for Indian Wells and Miami (in March) and get to Monte Carlo (in April) with good feelings, to tackle the clay season in good shape."
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