Last Updated on October 31, 2021
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has revealed that his doctors have advised him to skip the Atp tournament in Rotterdam and this was one of the main reasons behind the decision of the world number two, who, through social media, announced the forfeit to the Dutch tournament, scheduled from next week.
Unfortunately, Rafael Nadal is forced to pull out of the 48th ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The back problems that started in Australia prevent him from playing next week. Daniil Medvedev, number 3 in the ATP Rankings, is now the top seed in the tournament. pic.twitter.com/XPXaX0ZZQG
— ABN AMRO WTT (@abnamrowtt) February 25, 2021
World number two was ‘victim’ of several back problems in Australia and for this reason at the beginning of the season, he skipped the Atp Cup, not participating in a single match. At the same time, Rafa played the Australian Open resisting this problem and improved as the days went by.
It is with great sadness that I have to forfeit from Rotterdam. As most of the fans know, I suffered some back problems in Australia that started in Adelaide and continued during Melbourne. We found a temporary solution that allowed me to play without pain in the second week 👇🏻
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 25, 2021
this was the perfect year for my calendar.
I hope to come back and play there soon.
All the best to the tournament, always a top class event.— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 25, 2021
Nadal arrived physically well at the quarter-finals of the tournament where he was defeated by suffering a resounding comeback defeat against the talented Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
