Rafael Nadal Out Of US Open, Bids 2021 Season Bye
Written By Omolagba Oluwayemi
Spaniard Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the 2021 Us Open due to injury worries. After Roger Federer, defending champion Dominic Theim, Nadal is the third biggest star to pull out of this years’ US Open.
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The 20-time Grand Slam champion is still being troubled by the foot injury he suffered at the French Open which forced him to miss Wimbledon and the Olympics; the 35-year-old Spaniard has now called time on his season meaning the four-time US Open champion will miss the final Grand Slam of the year.
Nadal suffered a shock exit in Washington this month before pulling out of the Masters 1000 event in Toronto due to the same problem.
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Nadal who has been struggling with the injury for long tweeted his decision.
“Hello everyone, I wanted to inform you that unfortunately I have to end the 2021 season.”
“Honestly, I have been suffering a lot more than I should with my foot for a year and I need to take some time.
“Having discussed it with the team and family, this decision has been made and I believe that it is the way forward to try to recover and recover well.
“It is a year that I have missed things that matter a lot to me, such as Wimbledon, such as the Olympics, how the United States Open is going to be now, (and) many other events that are also important to me, he added.
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Defending champions, Dominic Thiem and five-time winner Roger Federer are also out of the US Open due to injury.
Dominic Thiem has not played since suffering wrist injury in Mallorca prior to Wimbledon.
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The Austrian announced his withdrawal via his twitter handle saying:
“Unfortunately I’ve had to withdraw from the US Open and will miss the rest of the 2021 season,” Thiem wrote on Twitter. “I’m really disappointed not to be able to defend the title in New York but I haven’t recovered from the wrist injury I suffered back in June at the Mallorca Open.”
20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer will also not be at the US Open due to further knee surgery. The 40-year-old Swiss had two knee operations last year.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will go into the Us Open which begins at the end of the month as red-hot favourite to complete the calendar Grand Slam.
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