Rafael Nadal Applauds Maialen Chourraut for Winning Silver Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Team Spain won their second silver medal today in the women’s slalom K-1 Canoeing event at Tokyo Olympics. Maialen Chourraut, who won the gold in the same category in Rio 2016, had to settle for silver this time. The legendary canoeist was congratulated by countryman Rafael Nadal earlier today.

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Nadal, who decided to take a break from tennis after the semi-final defeat against Novak Djokovic at the French Open, is one of the many players who is following the Summer Olympics and catching up with all the updates regularly.

Rafael Nadal sends his appreciation for Maialen Chourraut for winning silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

The 20-time grand slam champion congratulated Maialen Chourraut on Instagram for her incredible achievement.

Chourraut is Spain’s oldest competitor at the Tokyo games this year. Along with the silver medal in Kayak, Spain also managed to win another silver medal in Taekwondo, and a bronze medal in men’s cycling category.

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To concentrate on the hard-court season, Nadal withdrew from the Olympics event. He even had to skip Wimbledon after a grueling clay-court season, where Nadal had to push his body beyond the limit to play as many tournaments as possible.

Now that Nadal’s name is in the official entry list at ATP Citi Open that starts next week, expectations are high on the Spaniard’s performances on US hard-courts.

The former world number one is all set to play against the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Denis Shapovalov, Jannik Sinner, etc., at the Washington Open. Also, it will be Nadal’s debut at the tournament.

All things considered, it’s a smart choice for Rafael Nadal to give his body enough rest in order to bounce back stronger. Just like his stint during the European clay-court season, the Spaniard is expected to play at least a couple of events before heading into New York for the US Open.

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