“I just want to go home!” Rafael Nadal relieved to travel back for the birth of his baby boy after a draining US Open as dark clouds loom over his wife due to pregnancy complications
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Rafael Nadal is out of the US Open after an agonizing defeat against Frances Tiafoe in the fourth round. The Spaniard was eyeing his 23rd grand slam title to extend his lead in the race but had his journey halted by the American. Tiafoe defeated Nadal in four sets, 4-6,6-4,4-6,3-6. Tiafoe became the first man to defeat Nadal in a grand slam since Novak Djokovic had defeated him in 2021 at Roland Garros.
Tiafoe became the first man to defeat Nadal in a grand slam since Novak Djokovic had defeated him in 2021 at Roland Garros. Nonetheless, Rafael Nadal had a great season before the US Open. He won the Australian Open and French Open this year and is leading the major race with 22 grand slam titles followed by Novak Djokovic’s 21. Fans are sad to see the champion leave as it remains unclear right now when Nadal will come back.
The last few weeks have been tough: Rafael Nadal comments on his family’s difficult time
Nadal is due to become a father to a son in the upcoming few weeks and has stated that his wife had some complications with the pregnancy. In the press conference, he said, “Now I have to go home, I have more important things than tennis to attend to. Decisions will be made based on how everything goes in my personal life, which comes before my professional life.”
He further added, “It’s been a bit difficult for a few months but I want to finish the year with something very important that is my first child. I need to go back. I need to fix things. I don’t know when I going to come back. I going to try to be ready mentally. When I feel that I will be ready to compete again, I will be there.”
It remains unclear if Nadal will participate in the upcoming Laver Cup but he told the media that he’ll do a mini pre-season in Europe to end the year.
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