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Nadal is back, but the old game isn't the same

Updated: February 11, 2013, 9:33 AM ET
Associated Press

VINA DEL MAR, Chile -- After seven months away treating a left knee injury, Rafael Nadal left many questions unanswered in his comeback tournament.

Nadal lost both the singles and doubles finals in the space of a few hours Sunday at the VTR Open in Chile. And Horacio Zeballos, who earned the first title of his career by beating Nadal in three sets, repeated what Nadal has been saying.

"Not playing has hurt him," Zeballos said. "Four or five tournaments back should get him back in ...

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