Nadal set to return to action in late December
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This June 10, 2012 file photo shows Rafael Nadal wiping his face as he plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's final match in the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. He is set to make his long-awaited return to tennis at an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament in Dec. -- PHOTO: AP
DUBAI (AP) - Rafael Nadal is set to make his long-awaited return to tennis at an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament in December.
Organisers of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship said on Tuesday in a statement that he is set to join a field including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and David Ferrer.
The tournament runs from Dec 27-29.
Nadal has not played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in June. He is recovering from a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee.
