Rafael Nadal pulls out of Cincinnati Open due to left foot injury
Tennis | August 11, 2021 23:15 ISTThe decision by the 20-time Grand Slam champion means he is unlikely to play before the US Open.
The decision by the 20-time Grand Slam champion means he is unlikely to play before the US Open.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion was replaced in the draw at the hard-court tournament in Toronto by Feliciano Lopez, who lost in qualifying.
Nadal has not played since his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open last month.
Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal has opted out of this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
As the match extended into late evening and night, Nadal's topspin shots that were bouncing high off the clay court began bouncing lower as conditions got cooler making it easier for Djokovic.
Driven by utter belief and determination, Djokovic took down the Master in an epic four-setter semifinal battle, handing Nadal his third defeat in French Open.
Djokovic defied history, winning the next three sets to set up title clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the final.
Djokovic, as it happens, is one of only two men in tennis history who knows what it takes to beat Nadal at Roland Garros. And now Djokovic has done it twice — this time ending Nadal’s bid for a 14th championship there
Nadal, who turned 35 last week, is now 105-2 for his career at Roland Garros.
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If Gauff wins, she will be the youngest American woman to reach the final four in Paris since Jennifer Capriati was 14 in 1990.
The defending champion was not happy with the newly-introduced floodlights being on so early in his match as he felt enough daylight was there during his game, which went past 9 PM local time.
Schwartzman, who defeated Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(9), 6-4, 7-5 to reach the last-eight, will meet Nadal
Nadal has now reached 15 quarterfinals at Roland Garros, and is tied alongside world No.1 Novak Djokovic. The win also means Nadal and Djokovic are on a collision course in the semi-final.
Jannik Sinner will take on Rafael Nadal while Lorenzo Musetti awaits Novak Djokovic as the duo becomes first Italian to reach French Open fourth round since 2006.
After seven days of breathtaking action on la terre batteu, 32 players, on either side of the singles tournament await their fate as round of 16 begins from Sunday evening
The 39-year-old former World No. 1's last Grand Slam title came at the Australian Open in 2018. He has since battled injuries, undergoing two knee surgeries, which laid him low for almost all of 2020.
Nadal cruised to the fourth round with another straight-set win but the match had its moment of controversy when his British rival Cameron Norrie complaint to umpire of time wasting.
Nadal allowed his French opponent, who he beat for the 17th time in a row, to win only nine points in the opening set while winning seven games in a row.
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