Rafael Nadal is the defending champion in both the US Open and French Open but he may pick one or the other due to the packed revised schedule.
Nadal, 34, isn't getting any younger and according to his Uncle Toni, he could do like Novak Djokovic and pick one or the other.
“I think Rafael can also consider choosing one just like [Novak] Djokovic has said,” said
Toni Nadal, Rafa’s uncle and former coach. “...With the U.S. Open, Madrid, Rome and
Roland Garros in a row, I think that many players will go for one. Playing all four tournaments all at once can be a problem but it depends on each one.”
“Well, it is not an ideal situation, honestly no,” Nadal said earlier this month. “If you ask me today if I want to travel today to New York to play a tennis tournament, I will say no, I will not.
“In a couple of months, I don’t know how the situation is going to improve. Hopefully, it’s going to improve the right way, and I’m sure the people who organize the event, the U.S.T.A., want a safe event, same as the French federation.”