Tennis: Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open and ends season – franceinfo

No US Open for the Manacor Bull. Rafael Nadal announced on Friday August 19 that he was ending his season prematurely to treat a left foot injury. Absent at Wimbledon and the Olympic tournament in Tokyo, the Spaniard has only participated in one tournament since his elimination in the semi-finals at Roland Garros.

“Hello everyone: I wanted to tell you that unfortunately I have to put an end to my 2021 season. Honestly, I am going through a year where I have a lot more foot pain than I should”, wrote the 34-year-old Spaniard on his Twitter account.

Hola todos: quería comunicaros que desgraciadamente tengo que poner end at the temporada 2021.
Sincerely llevo un año sufriendo mucho más de lo que debería con mi pie y necesito tomarme un tiempo.

– Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 20, 2021

“I have to take time to resolve this problem or at least improve the situation (if I want to be able to play) the next few years”, adds the world No. 4, who has only played two games in Washington in early August since his loss at Roland Garros to Novak Djokovic on June 11. Injured in the left foot, Nadal confided that it was a pain present since … 2005. “She did not prevent me from developing my sports career during all these years“, specified the Spaniard.

Eliminated in the round of 16 in Washington by the South African Lloyd Harris, he then retired from the Masters 1000 of Canada in Toronto and returned to Spain, raising fears of a withdrawal from the US Open.

“It is with the greatest enthusiasm that I will do everything to find the best possible form, to continue competing with the objectives that are most important to me”, he continues. “I am convinced that I can achieve this if my foot heals and, of course, with great daily effort”, he adds before thanking his fans for their support and promising to “to work hard to try to continue enjoying the sport for some time to come”.