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Big Problems for Big 3: Nadal Withdraws from Toronto, Djokovic and Federer out of Cincinnati
- Updated: August 10, 2021
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By Ricky Dimon
There will be no Rafael Nadal vs. Lloyd
Harris rematch at the National Bank Open. Nadal won’t be playing against anyone
else, either.
The fourth-ranked Spaniard announced his withdrawal from Toronto on Tuesday,
citing a left-foot injury that has plagued him since the French Open and
contributed to his Washington, D.C. second-round loss to Harris last week.
“I have had this issue for a couple of months, as people know,” Nadal explained. “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.
“I
really wanted to play here a lot, but now is the moment to make a decision.
This is unfortunately the decision that I have taken, and probably in the next
couple of days we are going to know more.”
The 20-time Grand Slam champion still has the Cincinnati Masters and the U.S.
Open on his summer schedule, although those are obviously dependent on how his
foot heals.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have already announced their
withdrawals from Cincinnati–both doing so earlier this week.
Federer has not played since losing to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets in the
Wimbledon quarter-finals. The 40-year-old Swiss is sidelined by a recurring
knee problem. Djokovic, who missed out on an Olympic medal and is apparently
dealing with a shoulder issue, posted the following on social media:
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“Dear
fans, I wanted to share with you that I am taking a bit longer to recover and
recuperate after quite a taxing journey from Australia to Tokyo. Sadly, that
means I won’t be ready to compete in Cincinnati this year so I’ll turn my
focus and attention to US Open and spend some more time with family. See you in
New York soon!”
Both Federer and Djokovic had previously pulled out of the Toronto Masters.
Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand. You can follow him on twitter at @Dimonator.