NADAL TO JOIN DJOKOVIC AT KOOYONG CLASSIC

Rafael Nadal, who has been under damage cloud because of a knee grumbling, will play at the Kooyong Great on Tuesday. 

World number one Rafael Nadal will advance up his Australian Open arrangements by highlighting at the Kooyong Exemplary in Melbourne. 

Nadal has been under damage cloud during the current month's Australian Open in the wake of pulling back from the Brisbane Worldwide because of a continuous knee dissension, be that as it may, the 16-time fantastic pummel champion will play a match at Kooyong out of the blue on Tuesday. 

The 31-year-old, who lost to Roger Federer in a year ago's Australian Open last at Melbourne Stop, is set to join previous world number one Novak Djokovic at the warm-up competition. 

"Rafa was searching for matchplay and obviously we were glad to oblige," said competition chief Dwindle Johnston. 

"The expansion of both Novak and Rafa changes our timetable and the way we will run the four days however that is the thing that Kooyong is about, we are here to enable the players to prepare for the Open. 

"Also, obviously, in our 30th commemoration version, it will stun to have two of the unsurpassed greats on the celebrated Kooyong focus court, and that is before we even specify alternate names in the best ten we have this year… it's getting down to business as an awesome commemoration release." 

Nadal landed in Melbourne on Friday and rose damage free after training on Pole Laver Field throughout the end of the week.