Rafael Nadal had a rather surprising comeback at the recent Olympic Games in Rio after winning the gold medal in doubles and reaching the semifinal in singles.

After Rio, Rafa tried to compete in Cincinnati, but he was completely spent. Eventually, he was trashed by rising star Borna Coric 6-1 6-3 in the 3^rd round. Will Rafa be able to compete at the Flushing Meadows?

I will be ready for US Open. NADAL

Rafa is quite confident he will make it for the US Open, but he is also aware that he needs a lot of rest.

“I think I need to recover emotionally, physically,” he said,” and especially, I need to give some rest to the wrist, the arm, to everything.

I didn’t want to be back home,” he said. “I spent enough time at home. I needed to keep practicing, keep playing, and that’s why I am here, and that’s why I’m not going to come back to Spain before the U.S. Open.

Worked a lot at home, and I practiced. In the Olympics, I played like best of five. Played two matches every day, and spent four-and-a-half, five hours on court some days.”

Game on?