Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are plausibly going to miss the upcoming US Open.
Rafael Nadal was scheduled to play 4 tournaments during the American swing. The Spanish Champions had the idea to compete in Washington, Toronto, and Cincinnati before the US Open.
Unfortunately, Rafael Nadal has been struggling for a few months with a left foot injury. Rafa played in Washington, but then he pulled out from Toronto and Cincinnati. Later, Nadal decided to go back to Spain to seek advice from his personal doctor. It is not plausible that Rafael Nadal will go back and forth from Spain and the USA to play US Open with minimum training.
Roger Federer is also widely expected not to play the American slam. During a recent interview, Federer admitted that he has not been training for long and also, in this case, it is not plausible to conceive that the 40-year-old will played US Open after training only for 15 days.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked world no.4, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of August when he was overcome by world no.49 Harris Lloyd 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in Washington (draw).
This year Nadal owns an overall 24-5 win-loss record. Rafael has won 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
Roger Federer in 2021
Currently ranked no.9, Roger played his last match on the 7th of July when he was overcome by world no.13 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Federer achieved a compiled 9-4 match record.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played each other 40 times. Their current head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Roger Federer won 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer |
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