Rafael Nadal initially canceled Spain's ATP Cup duel with Greece
Rafael Nadal announced on Wednesday that he would not play for Team Spain in the ATP Cup against Team Greece. His back is still causing problems for the Spaniard. However, the duel, which was planned for Thursday, was completely canceled for the time being .
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last edit: Feb 03, 2021, 05:55 pm
Due to a corona case of an employee in a player's hotel, a total of around 600 people from the area around the Australian Open 2021 had to go into isolation. How it will continue on Friday is still unclear.
Nadal would have one more day to recover. Nadal was missing on the first day of the Spaniards against Australia . "I'm not doing well enough to play tomorrow," Nadal told Movistar a few hours before the entire Thursday was canceled.
As number two in the world and number one in Spain, a duel with Stefanos Tsitsipas would be waiting for Nadal. Spain won their first encounter in Group B against Australia 3-0. Greece lost to Australia on Wednesday 1-2. A single match success would be enough for Team Spain to win the group and the associated entry into the semi-finals.
Of course, it is not yet clear whether the ATP Cup can be played at all. Victoria's health minister emphasized late on Wednesday evening that the Australian Open itself was not affected by the positive corona test. The six preparatory tournaments are now getting stressed out on dates - especially since bad weather is forecast for Friday.