Rafael Nadal(Spain) playing only his second tournament following a 7-month absence with a knee injury defeat David Nalbandian(Argentina) 6-2 6-3 in Sao Paulo on Sunday February 17, 2013
Rafael Nadal Injury Timeline
28 June 2012: Nadal loses to Lukas Rosol in second round of Wimbledon14 July: Pulls out of an exhibition match with Novak Djokovic because of tendonitis
19 July: Withdraws from the Olympics with tendonitis in left knee
15 August: Withdraws from the US Open
3 September: Announces he has a partially torn patella tendon
25 October: Confirms he will not play in the Paris Masters or ATP World Tour Finals
25 December: Pulls out of the Abu Dhabi exhibition with a stomach virus
28 December: Withdraws from the Australian Open because of the virus
5 February 2013: Nadal returns alongside Juan Monaco in the Vina del Mar doubles before playing his first singles match 24 hours later
Rafael Nadal,the 11-time Grand Slam champion has chosen to return to action on the clay courts he favours, making the final in Chile(2013 VTR Open) on Feb 10,2013 before losing to World No 73 Horacio Zeballos(Argentina)7-6,6-7,4-6
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