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Rafa Nadal has returned to pro Tennis . He’s playing in Brisbane in preparation for the 2024 Australian Open. Injuries have kept Nadal out of various tournaments across the years and some have been more serious than others. The Spaniard has gone through everything from a stomach virus to tendonitis to appendix surgery being needed . Here is a list of all Nadal’s injuries throughout his career : 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/pK6Qwx2K02 — Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar (@rnadalacademy) December 31, 2023 2003: Elbow injury Nadal’s first major injury came when he was just 17-years-old, after he suffered a fall on his elbow in training in Manacor and was forced to postpone his French Open debut. 2004: Stress fracture in ankle The next one came in the form of a stress fracture in his ankle that made sure he had to wait even longer for his Roland Garros debut. This one came against Richard Gasquet at Estoril. He also missed Wimbledon with the same injury, as well as the Athens Ol...

We've heard about the "rookie wall" and how it can creep up on players midway through the season and their production, efficiency and impact just take a nosedive. But what about when the opposite is happening? Maybe we call it the "rookie ladder" or the "rookie Juggernaut," you know like the superhero from X-Men whose biggest scene was literally just him breaking through a bunch of walls. Maybe this visual will jog your memory: via Gfycat The name probably still needs to be workshopped, but the point I'm trying to make is that there's a slew of rookies right now who are breaking through that rookie wall and putting together some of their best performances. Keegan Murray is arguably the best example right now, a guy who is having the best month of his young career, while also having a positive impact on a winning team. Walker Kessler is another rookie that comes to mind who...