Rafael Nadal ends season due to foot injury

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) – Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he will not play tennis again this year due to a foot injury.

The Spaniard will skip the US Open starting on Aug. 30, having already missed this year’s Wimbledon and the Olympics.

“I am very sorry to announce that I won’t be able to keep playing tennis during the 2021 season,” Nadal said in a video on Instagram.

“As you know, I have been suffering too much with my foot for the last year now and I missed a lot of important events for me.”

A former world No. 1, Nadal is currently fourth in the men’s rankings.

The 35-year-old has won 20 Grand Slams over the course of a glittering career, including 13 French Open titles, as well as a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.