Rafael Nadal introduced he has pulled out of the U.S. Open and can take a while away from enjoying to get better from a foot harm.

Nadal joins Roger Federer, who can be sitting out of this 12 months’s tennis match.

Nadal defined on Twitter that he determined to cease enjoying this 12 months after discussing it with family and friends.

Nadal defined that the foot harm is not new, saying that the harm first occurred again in 2005.

“In the long run, I come to the conclusion that what I would like is time to get better, change a collection of issues, attempt to perceive what has been the evolution of their ft in current instances,” Nadal mentioned.

Nadal additionally skipped the Olympics and Wimbledon attributable to fatigue, the Related Press reported.

Based on the AP, Nadal and Federer didn’t play within the Open final 12 months, Nadal as a result of pandemic, and Federer due to two surgical procedures on his proper knee.

Nadal final performed within the Open in 2019 and gained.

The Open is slated to start out on Aug. 30.