The Rafael Nadal will begin his Australian Open build-up at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in January.
"I'm very happy to be back, last year for me was the first experience and was very successful," Sport24 quoted Nadal as saying in a statement.
"The atmosphere is great and there's a lot of nice people supporting the event. I really enjoyed the experience," he added.
The Brisbane International takes place from December 31 to January 7.
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