How COVID-19 knocked Rafael Nadal for six

By Darren Walton
Updated January 17 2022 - 8:56pm, first published 8:53pm
Rafael Nadal has blasted his way into the Australian Open second round in Melbourne.
Rafael Nadal has blasted his way into the Australian Open second round in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal has revealed how a stoush with COVID-19 left him "physically destroyed" less than a month out from the Australian Open.