Thinking of you, @RafaelNadal ❤ Rafa has called time on his 2021 ATP Tour season, recovering from a foot injury. We can't wait to see you in 2022, Rafa! 💪
Nadal latest player to call time on 2021 ATP season and US Open to recover from injury
ATPFriday, 20 August 2021 at 12:30
Rafael Nadal is the latest player to call time on his 2021 ATP season including the US Open as he looks to recover fully from a foot injury.
Nadal has struggled for some time with this injury most notably in Washington and he had to withdraw from both Toronto and Cincinnati with the former on the day of his first match.
The signs pointed towards a US Open withdrawal with Nadal seeing a specialist and entering into a golf championship back home shortly before.
Now it has been confirmed by the Spaniard that like Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem, he will not be back in 2021 season.
He released a lengthy statement which is below in part on social media about his decision.
"Hello everyone, I wanted to inform you that unfortunately I have to end the 2021 season. Honestly, I've been suffering a lot more than I should with my foot for a year and I need to take some time," said Nadal translated from his social media.
"After having discussed it with the team and family, this decision has been made and I think it is the way forward to try to recover and recover well.
"It's a year that I've missed things that matter a lot to me, like Wimbledon, like the Olympics. how the US Open is going to be now, like many other events that are also important to me and in view of the fact that during this last year I have not had the ability to train and prepare and compete in the way that I really like do it.
"In the end, I come to the conclusion that what I need is time to recover, change a series of things. It is not a new injury, it is an injury that I have had since 2005 and it has prevented me from developing my career during all these years."
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