After losing to Novak Djokovic in the semi -finals of Roland Garros, Nadal took a long time to rest. The Spaniard decided not to attend both Wimbledon and the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.
Towards the crown goal at the last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, Nadal decided to attend Citi Open 2021. In the US, the King of the Platform acknowledged that he was suffering from a foot injury and had to compress the pain to compete. In the third round, he received a 1-2 defeat against the 50th world ranked Lloyd Harris and soon said goodbye to American.
According to the schedule, Nadal's next destination is Toronto (Canada), where the Masters 1000 – Rogers Cup is held. Due to being ranked No. 2, the Spanish tennis player was exempt from the first round. In the second round, he will have the opportunity to meet Lloyd Harris to pay off the debt at Citi Open.
However, in the latest announcement, Nadal confirmed that he had withdrawn from this year's Rogers Cup. The world's No. 3 player said he needs more time to completely recover from injury, thereby towards the last Grand Slam of the year as the US Open.
“As everyone knows, I have had a problem in my feet in the past few months. This is a very sad information, especially after all the successes I have reaped in Canada, plus the tournament was postponed for 1 year because of the pandemic.
Even so, I need to quickly recover injuries and try to find the best performance. In the end, the most important thing is still the love I have for tennis. Today, with this injury, I could not play, even though it was what I really wanted to do. I was forced to make a decision to withdraw from the Rogers Cup. ”
At this time, fans of the felt ball village are quite disappointed when Canadian Open this year absent from all three “big brother” the felt ball village, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. In the next Masters 1000 this month in Cincinnati, Nole will also continue to be absent. Meanwhile, Nadal's ability to play is still open.
