Nadal has since made limited appearances, watching Real Madrid vs Liverpool and entering a golf competition at home. However, the former No. 1 has now given a candid insight into his career ...

Nadal, I've looked at a lot of Nadal's matches ... He's like me when I was 16, 17, playing Andre Agassi in front of your home crowd," Hewitt said. "That was awesome for me. Very similar to him.

With so much attention on the 11-day saga of Djokovic’s attempt to participate in the year’s first Grand Slam tournament, the returns of Osaka and Rafael Nadal have been overshadowed.

Days after Novak Djokovic complained that Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony was not 'proper', Alexander Bublik dismissed all criticisms about the arrangements.