“Stay healthy”
is more than ever the watchword of the 36-year-old Mallorcan living legend, who a year ago ended his season in the heart of summer before the US Open , to heal his injured left foot.
After two years of absence from the Big Apple, Rafael Nadal is ready to take on the competition.
When his body leaves him alone, the king of Roland-Garros remains almost untouchable in Grand Slams, especially when his great rival Novak Djokovic is not there...
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Not vaccinated with Covid-19, the Serb could not, as planned, enter American territory.
Alexander Zverev, against whom Nadal has often had trouble, is not in New York either, not yet recovered from his terrible right ankle injury contracted at Roland-Garros in the semi-final against the Spaniard.
The defending champion and world number 1 Daniil Medvedev seems less confident and less strong than last season, the talented Stefanos Tsitsipas is often on alternating current, the prodigy Carlos Alcaraz is perhaps…
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