Tournament promoters increasingly fed up with the spate of injuries and withdrawals on the ATP Tour will be among those pleased to hear Rafael Nadal is on his way back.
Early in the season, four of the world"s top eight are indisposed, with Andy Murray angering Marseille Open organisers with his late pull-out from their event last week.
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At least Nadal appears to be on the mend following the latest kneeinjury that affected him at the Australian Open, and he has been backin full training at home in Mallorca.
"He has been practising normally since a week last Monday and he isvery happy with how things are going," said Benito Perez Barbadillo,one of his management team.
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In the week prior to that, Nadal shot a video with pop star Shakirain Barcelona, but he is now focused on being ready for the Masterslevel event in Indian Wells, California, next month without thesoreness in the tendon above his knee.
This week"s Dubai Championships have been hit by withdrawals. RogerFederer (lung infection) has been ordered to rest, while Juan MartinDel Potro (wrist) and Andy Roddick (arm) are also missing. Murray todayplays Serbia"s Janko Tipsarevic in the second round.
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