Rafael Nadal gained his fourth US Open title in 2019
Rafael Nadal will miss the US Open after the Spaniard ended his 2021 season due to a foot harm.
The harm prompted the 20-time Grand Slam winner to overlook the Cincinnati Masters and Canadian Open final week.
Defending champion Dominic Thiem and five-time winner Roger Federer have additionally pulled out of this 12 months’s US Open.
Nadal, 35, wrote on Instagram: “Actually, I’ve been struggling much more than I ought to with my foot for a 12 months and I must take a while.”
He added: “Having mentioned it with the group and household, this resolution has been made and I consider that it’s the manner ahead to attempt to recuperate and recuperate effectively.
“I’m [determined] to do no matter it takes to regain the absolute best form, to proceed competing for the issues that actually encourage me and the issues that I’ve performed throughout all these years.
“I’m satisfied that with the restoration of the foot and clearly a vital each day effort this may be achieved. I’ll work as onerous as I can to make it occur.”
The four-time US Open champion didn’t compete at Wimbledon or the Olympic Video games to be able to relaxation following the clay-court season.
He sustained the harm on the French Open in June, the place he did not defend his title for the primary time since 2016 in defeat by Novak Djokovic within the semi-finals.
The US Open begins on Monday, 30 August, nevertheless 2020 champion Thiem shall be absent due to a wrist harm and Federer has additionally ended his season as he prepares to have additional knee surgical procedure.
Federer and Nadal are tied with world primary Novak Djokovic – who shall be searching for to finish the calendar Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows – for the all-time report of 20 Grand Slam titles.
