BERLIN: Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will not compete at the US Open, with the 38-year-old Spaniard adding that he did not feel he could perform at his best.
“I don’t think I can give my 100 percent this time,” Nadal wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Nadal, a four-time US Open champion, said his next event would be the Laver Cup in Berlin next month.
Skipping the US Open will mark his sixth absence from the last seven Grand Slam tournaments, the only exception being his first round exit at this year’s French Open.
“Hello everyone, I am writing today to tell you that I have decided not to compete at this year’s US Open, a venue that I have wonderful memories of,” Nadal wrote. “I will miss those electric and special night sessions in NYC at Ash.
“A special thank you to all my US fans, I’ll miss you all and see you again. Good luck to everyone at the always amazing US Open!”
Nadal competed at the Paris Olympics at Roland Garros, where he won 14 French Open singles titles. The Spaniard, who won Olympic gold in singles in 2008, lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the second round in the singles and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the doubles alongside Carlos Alcaraz.
Last month in Bastad, Nadal reached his first ATP final since 2022, losing to Portugal’s Nuno Borges.
