Bang! Rafael Nadal has to end the 2021 season due to injury
Rafael Nadal has to end the 2021 season early due to his left foot injury. The Spaniard announced on Friday on social media.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Aug 20, 2021, 12:26 pm
This means that Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer will be absent from the US Open at the end of August and will also miss the rest of the tournaments of the year. The Spaniard had traveled to the US early this year to take part in the ATP 500 event in Washington, where Nadal surprisingly failed to Lloyd Harris.
After he canceled the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, the Mallorcan traveled back to his homeland, now it becomes clear that the injury is far more serious than originally assumed. "To be honest, I've been suffering a lot more with my foot for a year than I should and I have to take some time," said the world number four on Twitter.
Nadal had a difficult year
He had discussed this decision intensively with his team and his family, but was convinced "that this is the right way." It was not an easy year for the Spaniard, a year in which he missed many tournaments that mean a lot to him, "like Wimbledon, like the Olympic Games," emphasized Nadal.
More information will follow!