Rafael Nadal regretted the absence at the US Open of Novak Djokovic, forced to give up participating due to his refusal to be vaccinated once morest Covid.
“From my point of view, this is very sad news.“said the 3rd player in the world at a press conference, 3 days before the start of the US Open.”It’s always a shame when the best players in the world can’t participate in a tournament due to injury or other reasons.“, underlined the Spaniard.
“In this case, not having one of the best players in history in the table of a Grand Slam, it still represents a significant lack, right? It’s tough for the fans, tough for the tournament. In my opinion, hard for the players too, because we want to have the best possible competition conditions.“, continued the man with 22 Grand Slam titles.
“In a way, the sport is bigger than any player. Even if it’s not good news for everyone, the world goes on and tennis will go on following me, following Novak, following Roger (Federer)”, further underlined the four-time winner of the US Open.
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