Defending Champ Rafael Nadal to Miss US Open Amid Pandemic

Defending Champ Rafael Nadal to Miss US Open Amid Pandemic
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 8, 2019. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record for Grand Slam titles.

Nadal explained his decision in a series of tweets sent in Spanish and English on Tuesday.