After having already missed various tennis tournaments, Rafael Nadal has again pulled out from the Las Vegas exhibition event in his latest withdrawal announcement. The Spanish tennis legend was put up against his compatriot, Carlos Alcaraz in a match at the MGM Garden Arena. His recent withdrawal news has already sparked a lot of concerns on social media.
The 22 singles Grand Slam champion has not yet fully recovered from the injury that he picked up during his participation in the Australian Open. Notably, the fans were quite vocal in expressing their opinion on Nadal’s recent announcement.
Fans react as Rafael Nadal pulled out from a highly anticipated match against Carlos Alcaraz
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The tennis community was quite excited about the star-studded exhibition match between the two Spanish tennis players. Carlos Alcaraz, who already impressed the tennis community by winning the previous season’s US Open, was scheduled to be up against the King of the Clay.
However, his recent withdrawal announcement has upset a slew of his fans and they are expecting that he won’t return till the clay season. A number of fans stormed to the online platform, Reddit to express their opinion on Nadal’s latest exhibition news.
One of the fans said, “I have a feeling he won’t return till the clay season and lose his top 10 place.”
Some fans are concerned that the Spaniard might drop out from the top 10 spots of the ATP ranking. Meanwhile, some are concerned about his injury woes as he picked up a grade 2 injury of the iliopsoas on his left leg during the Australian Open.
Notably, a fan commented, “Will injuries ever let him have a healthy year? It’s been like that since ever, is too much to ask to have a year without big injuries? At this point is better to retire than to keep getting injured”
Others are expecting the 36-year-old tennis star to add another French Open title to his tally, “Yeah whatever, looking forward to Rafa winning another RG this year”
Others joined the comments to react in a similar way,
Do you think the Spanish tennis legend will return for the clay season?
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Also, will Nadal be able to retain his top 10 spots in the ATP rankings considering his recent withdrawal from various tournaments? Let us know in the comments section.
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