Sad News: Alex de Minaur withdraws out from Cincinnati Open Due to…
After a phenomenal season prior, a freak injury which ripped away Alex de Minaur’s Wimbledon dream seems to have halted his return to the court at the Cincinnati Open. He is the latest withdrawal on Friday afternoon.
De Minaur seemed to suffer a hip injury when he won on match point against Arthur Fils at Wimbledon earlier this summer. He booked a clash with a certain Novak Djokovic and was looking good prior to that incident to push him.
But despite his best efforts, he had to withdraw from the tie handing Djokovic a walk-over as a result into the semi-finals as the Serbian reached the final in a losing effort to Carlos Alcaraz.
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Novak Djokovic skips Cincinnati Open, withdraws from title defence in differing US Open strategyIt seemed though that this incident had lasting damage with De Minaur all set to represent Australia at the Olympic Games in both singles and doubles. But he only played with Alexei Popyrin in a losing first round effort.
He had withdrawn prior from the singles draw as he wasn’t ready after his injury and now he seems to even be a doubt for the US Open. He has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open which begins on August 12 due to injury with Alexander Bublik also out at the same time. It is in the same 24 hours in which Novak Djokovic has also decided against playing albeit seemingly in a similar move to the last Olympic Games and one motivated by his gold medal as opposed to injury.
It means for De Minaur, unless he plays Winston-Salem he will not play again before the US Open and will go in cold ahead of the latest Grand Slam as injuries seem to be stacking up for a multitude of top names going into the latter half of 2024.
De Minaur really unfortunate with that Wimbledon injury (MP vs. Fils). Was in the best moment of his career…
Cincinnati update: OUT: de Minaur, Bublik IN: Marozsan, Giron (freeing up a WC) Next: Kecmanovic
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Rafael Nadal’s US Open winning shirt auctions for $72,000
Friday, 09 August 2024 at 14:44
Spain’s legendary tennis star Rafael Nadal’s US Open winning shirt was sold for $72,000. The 38-year-old is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles.
As per the recent report, Nadal’s shirt, which he wore during his US Open triumphs, was sold for more than $70,000. The Spaniard wore the shirt back in the 2010 even in New York where he got the better of the Sebia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic with a score 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the final. It was his first US Open title in his career. After that, Nadal lifted the title three more times — in 2013, 2017 and 2019.
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Rafael Nadal halts 21-year streak of Grand Slam victories after pulling out of US OpenNadal recently participated in the Paris Olympics, where he participated in both the singles and doubles categories. In the singles category, he was knocked out in the second round after losing to Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4. In the doubles category, he and his partner Carlos Alcaraz lost in the quarterfinal to the American pair of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4.
Nadal has struggled with fitness concerns in the recent past. It was because of this reason he ended up missing three out of four Grand Slams last year. During his time off the court, the Spaniard announced that he retire from the sport at the end of the 2024 season. The former world number returned to the court earlier this year but has not been able to continue producing positive results consistently.
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ANALYSE: Tennis players who achieved the career Golden Slam in singles and doublesHe suffered an injury during the Brisbane International which forced him to withdraw from the Australian Open. Out of the three Grand Slams this year, he has only managed to play in the French Open where he was knocked out after losing in the first round to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in straight sets.
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