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The Spaniard hopes to compete at this year's French Open and the Olympics.
The Boys in Blue are eyeing a record sixth title.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will also play at the 'Six Kings Slam', which will form part of the Saudi cultural and entertainment festival Riyadh Season.
The 22-year-old fourth seed is the first Italian to win the Melbourne Park title.
Sinner broke for a 3-1 lead in the fourth set and ran away with the match to snap the Serb's 33-match winning run at Melbourne Park and end his quest for a record 25th major.
Sinner's victory snapped Djokovic's winning streak of 33 matches at the Australian Open going back to 2018 and was the world No 1's first loss in 11 Melbourne semifinals.
Nadal's absence from the Australian Open could mean he has played at Melbourne Park for the last time.
Nadal said the pain is in the left hip, which caused him to miss so much time away from the court, but it may not be the same issue.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion overpowered Kubler in 83 minutes to book his place in the last eight.
Nadal marked his singles comeback after hip surgery with a victory over Austrian former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem in the Brisbane International first round..