‘Rafael Nadal will be missed at the Miami Open this year’ : James Blake
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It was just a matter of time before the news came, and it finally did come. Rafael Nadal the World no.3 had withdrawn from the Miami Open 2021. Officially Nadal has said that he needs to make a complete recovery before the clay court season starts in Europe.
Nadal as we all know loves playing on clay and has been the most successful on that surface , winning 13 French Open titles too. But he did thank fans in the US and also the Spanish community in Florida for their support in previous years.
James Blake the tournament director at the Miami Open said that he and the tournament will miss Rafael Nadal but the players health must always be the number one priority. Blake said they will hope to have Rafael Nadal back at the event next year. The Miami Open director did not end before pitching in for the event, reminding fans that even with all the withdrawals, Miami Open will still welcome some of the best players in the World.
James Blake said, “Rafa will be missed at this year’s event, but we understand that a player’s health must remain No. 1 priority. We hope to have him in Miami next year. “ Blake continued, “The Miami Open team is excited for the opportunity to welcome an incredible roster of leading players next week.”
Rafael Nadal at the Miami open
Nadal has been to the finals of the Miami Open five times, but has never been able to win at the event. Let’s take a complete look at his performances over the years at the Masters 1000 event.
- 2004 R4 (def Federer)
- 2005 F (loss Federer)
- 2006 R2
- 2007 QF
- 2008 F (loss Davydenko)
- 2009 QF
- 2010 SF
- 2011 F (loss Djokovic )
- 2012 SF
- 2013 WD
- 2014 F (loss Djokovic)
- 2015 R3
- 2016 R2
- 2017 F (loss Federer)
- 2018 WD
- 2019 WD
- 2020 Not held
- 2021 WD
WD=Withdraw
Also Read: ‘Rafael Nadal inspires me’: Eugenie Bouchard
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