Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion, retired in November last year.

Nadal was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Botic van de Zandschulp in what could be his final professional match.

The 38-year-old is saying goodbye to tennis at the Davis Cup in Malaga.

The Australian Open has a new timetable and plenty of familiar faces returning to its blue courts.

The Spaniard defeated his Australian opponent 6-1 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of his comeback event.

Djokovic needs Jannik Sinner to beat Holger Rune to progress in Turin.