MADRID: French Open champion Rafael Nadal is aiming to be fit for the Australian Open, which starts in January, as he recovers from an appendicitis operation, the Spaniard said Tuesday.

The former world number one missed the end of the current season due to appendicitis but says he wants to use December to help prepare him for 2015.

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