Nadal and Serena make their comebacks from injury

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Tulips The King and Queen of Tennis make the their long awaited returns from injury today. Yes you heard it correctly,  both the Men’s and Women’s World No 1’s, Rafael Nadal & Serena Williams, return to action in Rio and Dubai respectively. Rafa hasn’t played since losing that agonising Australian Open final, to Swiss Stanislaw Wawrinka. The Spaniard suffered a painful back injury during the match, which more than hindered his performance in the showdown, with his movement being severely restricted. Nadal decided to skip Spain’s Davis Cup tie with Germany, the week after the Aussie Open, The German’s would go on to beat Nadal’s compatriots, 4-1. He then further pulled out of the Copa Claro Open, in Buenos Aires Argentina. Rafa was hoping to play the clay-court event for the first time since 2005, where he reached the QF’s losing to 2004 French Open champion, Gaston Gaudio. Rafa cited a lack of preparation, due…

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