Madrid: Rafael Nadal said on Friday that he would end his 2021 season early due to a left foot issue that has been troubling him for a year, ruling him out of this monthās US Open.
The World No.4 suffered a shock exit in Washington earlier this month, where he kicked off his lead-up to the final Grand Slam of the year, and pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters and the Canadian Open. I wanted to inform you that unfortunately I have to end the 2021 season, Nadal tweeted on Friday.
The recurring issue flared up at the French Open, where he fell to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Honestly, I have been suffering much more than I should with my foot for a year and I need to take some time… to find a solution to this problem or at least improve it in order to continue to have options for the next few years, added Nadal. I am with the maximum enthusiasm and predisposition to do whatever it takes to recover the best possible shape and to keep competing for the things that really motivate me. I am convinced that with the recovery of the foot and obviously a very important daily effort… this can be achieved. I will work as hard as I can to make it happen.
Unfortunately, I’ve had to withdraw from the US Open and will miss the rest of the 2021 season, Thiem said.Thiem expressed his disappointment of not being able to defend his title. ‘I’m really disappointed not to be able to defend the title in New York but I haven’t recovered from the wrist injury I suffered back in June at the Mallorca Open.’
Thiem added in his post that he needs to give his wrist some time to recover. ‘After some tests, they said that my wrist needs more time, so we’ve agreed on being conservative and to give my wrist some time to recover. I’ll wear the wrist splint for a couple more weeks before starting with exercises and then training with the racquet again.’