Rafael Nadal

[Kamileki]

Bez Rafy w Toronto:

Jeden dobry turniej przez ostatnie niemal dwa lata. Dobre i to.

[DUN I LOVE]

Covid pomógł.

[Kamileki]

Covid pomógł.

Tak sobie właśnie myślałem, że sporo szczęścia miał jednak Rafa, a w normalnych okolicznościach ciężej by mu było w Paryżu w tamtym sezonie.

[DUN I LOVE]

Djoković też. Bez pół roku wolnego nie byłoby tego, co jest w 2021.

[Kamileki]

Djoković też. Bez pół roku wolnego nie byłoby tego, co jest w 2021.

Ten to maksa wykorzystał.

[Starigniter]

A Fed wcale.

[Damian]

Nadal Withdraws From Toronto

Spoiler:

Lopez moves into the draw as a lucky loser
Second seed Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers due to a left foot injury, the tournament announced Tuesday.

“I have had this issue for a couple of months, as people know,” Nadal said. “Of course, it is not a happy situation after all the success that I had here in Canada, not being able to play this year after missing a year. It’s a tough one, but that's how it is today. I need to go back and try to find a way to be better again. At the end of the day, for me the most important thing is to enjoy playing tennis. Today, with this pain, I am not able to enjoy it, and I really don't believe that I have the chance to fight for the things that I really need to fight for."

Nadal's left foot injury forced him to miss Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. The legendary lefty returned last week at the Citi Open in Washington, where he battled through his opening match against Jack Sock in a final-set tie-break before losing against South African Lloyd Harris in three sets in the third round.

“I really wanted to play here a lot, but now is the moment to make a decision," Nadal said. "This is unfortunately the decision that I have taken, and probably in the next couple of days we are going to know more.”

Fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez will replace Nadal in the draw as a lucky loser. The 39-year-old will play Harris in the second round.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-t ... withdrawal

[Nando]

[DUN I LOVE]

Wróci na USO czy urlop do stycznia?

[Damian]

[Damian]

Nadal Withdraws From Cincinnati

Spoiler:

Raonic also pulls out of the Western & Southern Open
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Western & Southern Open due to his ongoing left foot injury, the tournament announced Wednesday.

The Spanish superstar on Tuesday pulled out of the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers ahead of his second-round match against Lloyd Harris. The injury forced Nadal to take 20 days off following Roland Garros before making his return at the Citi Open in Washington, where he lost in the third round against Harris.

Nadal, who lifted the Cincinnati trophy in 2013, is 24-5 this season with titles in Barcelona and Rome. The lefty is No. 4 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

Canadian Milos Raonic also withdrew due to a heel injury. Last year, the former World No. 3 made the final of the Western & Southern Open, which was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-c ... withdrawal

[Damian]

[Nando]

[Damian]

Niewykluczone że Hiszpana już w tym sezonie nie zobaczymy.

[Starigniter]

Jak to mawiał stryjek Toni: "Rafa nie jest tenisistą, tylko kontuzjowanym człowiekiem grającym w tenisa".

[Kamileki]

@DUN I LOVE, @Nando
Chłopina tak się załamał po batach z Novakiem, że jedyne co mu pozostaje to kariera golfisty:

[DUN I LOVE]

Czego się nie dotknie, zamienia w złoto.

[Nando]

[Damian]

Rafael Nadal: 'Enjoying tennis is essential, and I do not feel that way right now'

Spoiler:

Rafael Nadal endured all the obstacles in 2015 and 2016 to get back at the top, standing among the world's best players since Roland Garros 2017. Despite some minor issues and a reduced schedule, Nadal did not think about serious injuries in the last couple of years, winning notable titles and staying in the top-3 for over four years.

Rafa stands on 20 Major titles and 36 Masters 1000 trophies, but he can not think about conquering big events at the moment, sidelined with a foot injury that has been bothering him for two months. Nadal felt a massive pain in the fourth set of the Roland Garros semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic that lasted for over four hours, taking three weeks off the court and skipping Wimbledon and the Olympic Games.

Working hard on his recovery in July, the Spaniard decided to test his foot in Washington, making his Citi Open debut at the beginning of August and facing a stern test in the opening clash. After over three hours, Nadal prevailed over Jack Sock in the third set tie break, struggling with an injury but refusing to surrender, like many times before.


Admitting he felt the pain, Nadal still wanted to step on the court against Lloyd Harris a day later, feeling a bit better but falling 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 after two hours and ten minutes.

Rafael Nadal withdraw from Toronto and Cincinnati with ongoing foot pain.
Rafa felt less pain than the previous night but could not cross the finish line first following a late break he suffered in the decider.

Nadal decided to withdraw from Toronto and Cincinnati and go home to Spain and see the doctors ahead of his US Open decision. If he can not play at his best, Rafa will withdraw from the season's last Major, eager to play injury-free again and avoid further issues.

"I have had troubles for a couple of months. It's not an ideal situation after everything I have achieved in Canada; we had to skip the event last year, and I can not compete this week. It was a tough decision, but that's how things stand.

The most important for me is to enjoy tennis. That's not possible at the moment due to the pain, and I can not achieve things that I came for to Canada," Rafael Nadal said.

https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/n ... ight-now-/

[Damian]