Rafael Nadal on missing US Open 2020: Decided to follow my heart

Mid-Day Thursday, 6 August 2020 ()
Defending champion Rafael Nadal said yesterday he will not play the US Open, citing concerns over COVID-19 and slamming tennis' barbaric revised calendar. "After many thoughts I have decided not to play this year's US Open," Nadal, 34, said on Twitter. "The situation is very complicated worldwide, the COVID-19 cases are...
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 (CNN) Citing the "complicated" nature of the world under the pandemic, Rafael Nadal has opted not to defend his US Open title later this month in Flushing Meadows, New York. In a tweet posted Tuesday, Nadal said: "I have decided not to play this year's US Open. 2 Nadal is a four-time US Open winner...