Rafael Nadal is optimistic he can return to full fitness ahead of the Australian Open.
The 28-year-old former world No.1 was scratched from last week’s season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London after recovering from an appendicitis operation, but has also been limited by recent knee issues.
“It will be 10 or 12 days before I can practise again, so [I] will have all of December…
