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Nadal to return from injury in Spain Davis Cup tie

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal will overcome his injury concerns in time to face Belgium

Rafael Nadal will return to Spain's Davis Cup team for the first time since their 2009 triumph to face Belgium.

It will be Nadal's first appearance since tearing a leg muscle while losing in the Australian Open quarter-finals to his compatriot David Ferrer.

Ferrer is also in Spain's line-up, with Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez, for the first-round match in March.

Captain Albert Costa said: "When Nadal joins our training camp, he'll be in perfect condition."

Nadal's departure from the Australian Open cost him the chance to hold all four Grand Slams at once. He would have become the first man to do so since Rod Laver in 1969.

Top-ranked Nadal helped Spain win the Davis Cup for the fourth time on his last outing in the competition. Spain beat Belgium 5-0 in their most recent meeting in Seville in 2003.

The match will be staged in Charleroi during the first weekend of March.



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see also
Nadal hopeful of quick recovery
01 Feb 11 |  Tennis
Nadal coy on injury after defeat
26 Jan 11 |  Tennis
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Nadal wins to set up Ferrer clash
24 Jan 11 |  Tennis

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