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Rafael Nadal (Source- Deadline)
The hard court season has begun and we are very close to the upcoming US Open which will start from the 26th of August. this will be the last and final tournament of the season where the players will have the chance to achieve Grand Slam glory. The US Open will be a great tournament to get behind this season looking at the prize pools and the the players who will be competing amongst each other in the event which will be one of the biggest this season as well.
There is no doubt that this is one of the Grand Slam events to watch out for right, but it will also be great to take a look at the players who have made this tournament what it is today. One of those players is Rafael Nadal who has gone on to win 4 US Open titles in his career and has beaten some of the best in the business in this Grand Slam as well. The Spanish legend has been a part of some great matches during this tournament and it will be a joy to look at some of them right now since we will be missing him in the current one due to his withdrawal.
Nadal's epic winner that surprised everyone in 2019
The 2019 US Open was one of the best tournaments for Rafael Nadal where he also went on to win the tournament that year. That was Nadal's fourth US Open title which he won by beating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller. But one of his best winners came in his 4th round match against Marin Cilic, where out of nowhere Nadal went on to play a shot which came from around the net. The shot was enough to get the whole crowd cheering for the Spaniard. Some people were surprised as to how he managed to win a point from there at all. In the end, this was perhaps one of the best shots we had ever seen from the King of Clay which no one will forget at all.
Watch the video below-
Throwback to Tiger Woods' reaction to Rafael Nadal's banana shot against Marin Čilić at the 2019 US Open pic.twitter.com/K6r1zZOyUT
— prajjwal binwar (@BinwarPrajjwal) August 16, 2024
This is a clip that will make us miss the essence and legacy of Nadal who will not be part of the US Open this season. However, this is one of the clips that will set the benchmark and create hype around one of the biggest tournaments in tennis which will be taking place in New York. The reaction of Tiger Woods says it all and there is no doubt we will be hyped for this upcoming tournament as big fans of the game.