Rafael Nadal confirms he will play Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati ahead of US Open
Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will be playing the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati next week in preparation for the US Open.
However, he is set to play in Cincinnati for the first time since 2017.
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In a post on Instagram on Wednesday evening, Nadal, who is at home in Mallorca, wrote: “Very happy to play again in Cincy. Flying there tomorrow.”
Nadal is expected to be the second seed at the ATP 1000 tournament behind world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, with world No. 2 Alexander Zverev out due to injury.
He aggravated the abdominal issue during his five-set quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz and withdrew from Montreal as he preferred to take a “conservative” approach.
“I have been practising for a while now without serving and started with serves four days ago,” said Nadal in a statement.
“Everything has been going well. However yesterday, after my normal practice, I felt a slight bother on my abdominal and today it was still there.
“After speaking with my doctor, we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days before starting to compete.”
Nadal will be bidding to win a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open, which starts on August 29, after sealing Australian Open and French Open titles earlier in 2022.
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He hasn’t played the final Grand Slam of the year in New York since winning the event in 2019.
Nadal also made the semi-finals in 2018 and lifted the trophy in 2017.
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