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‘We still don’t have control’: Defending champion Rafael Nadal opts out of 2020 US Open – Wide World of Sports
First time in 20 years a grand slam won’t feature Federer or the Spaniard
Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the US Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record for Grand Slam titles.
Nadal explained his decision in a series of tweets sent in Spanish and English on Tuesday.
“The situation is very complicated worldwide, the COVID-19 cases are increasing, it looks like we still don’t have control of it,” Nadal wrote.
The 34-year-old from Spain called sitting out the tournament scheduled to begin August…
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