Rafael Nadal is expected to be fit for the ATP Finals in London, despite fears that injury would force his withdrawal from the end-of-season finale.
Nadal pulled out of last week’s Paris Masters with an abdominal strain but will be in Monday's draw for the tournament at the O2.
In his absence, the Spaniard was replaced as world No1 by Novak Djokovic, but could wrestle back the end-of-year ranking in London.
Nadal will travel to the UK later this week to fine tune his preparations, which sees the best eight players from the season battle it out in the £6million event.
Winning the ATP Finals is one of the few things missing from Nadal’s CV, with Djokovic having previously triumphed five times in the format.
