Rafael Nadal has been in prolific form this season. He went into Wimbledon 2022 after winning the Australian Open and Roland Garros competitions earlier in the year.
The Spaniard played some mesmerizing tennis en route to making the semi-finals of Wimbledon and was a strong contender to claim his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year. However, a 7mm abdominal tear forced him to pull out of the tournament which was eventually won by Novak Djokovic for the fourth consecutive time.
Injuries have been a real hurdle in the path of the stalwart. The 36-year-old Nadal played with a chronic foot injury during the French Open and used to take pain killer injections to get through his matches.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion is currently enjoying his time in Formentera, Spain. Nadal boarded a huge luxurious yacht and then took a friend on the back seat of a jet ski and hit the waves.
Rafael Nadal will be hoping to get ready before the US Open Grand Slam which begins on August 29. Meanwhile, Nadal and his wife are expecting their first child.
Rafael Nadal has been one of the greatest ambassadors of tennis. He has won many titles throughout his career. He won the US Open on four occasions. This is the most number of times he has won any particular Grand Slam apart from the 14 French Open titles.
The former world No. 1 got his first taste of success at the US Open in 2010. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the final in four sets.
The second triumph for Nadal came in 2013 when he once again defeated the Serbian maestro in a four-set final. After waiting for four years, Nadal managed to bag his third US Open title in 2017. He won the final against Kevin Anderson in straight sets.
Nadal’s last victorious campaign at the US Open came back in 2019. He defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final. The veteran won the five-set thriller 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.
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