Rafa Nadal confirmed on Wednesday that he’ll compete at subsequent week’s Cincinnati Open after being pressured to withdraw from the continued Canadian Open because of an belly damage. The world quantity three opted out of the US Open tune-up occasion in Montreal with the identical pressure that has restricted his service movement and compelled him to forfeit his Wimbledon semi-final final month.
“(Flying) tomorrow to Cincinnati,” the Spaniard posted alongside a photograph of himself shirtless and smiling.
“Very happy to play again in Cincy.” Nadal, who has gained a males’s document 22 main titles, would be the solely one in every of tennis’ Big Three within the draw of the hardcourt event as rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will each be absent.
Federer remains to be present process rehab after present process knee surgical procedure whereas Wimbledon champion Djokovic is unable to compete within the North American tournaments because of his refusal to get vaccinated towards COVID-19, which prevents him from getting into the 2 nations.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
