The new edition of the US Open is set to deliver a big show for all tennis fans. Unfortunately, there will be many absences during the last Grand Slam of the year.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will not be in New York and Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. The Swiss champion has yet to recover from his knee injury and has not been able to express himself to the best of his ability both at Roland Garros and at Wimbledon 2021.
It is precisely for this reason that Federer decided to undergo a third surgery, hoping to return to the court at the 2022 Australian Open and in better condition.
The season is also over for Nadal, who on his Washington debut complained of severe discomfort in his left foot; a nuisance which also prevented him from playing the Masters 1000 in Toronto and Cininnati and which pushed the Mallorcan to end his season.
The injury turned out to be more serious than expected and will keep Nadal away from professional tenis for the remainder of 2021. Dominic Thiem, who also suffers from an injury, will not be able to defend the US Open title he won in 2020.
The Austrian had one of the most difficult years of his career and also faced a problem with his right wrist in Mallorca. Novak Djokovic already holds most of the notable records in men’s tennis.
The Serbian champion is the only man to have won every major event and Masters 1000 twice, and to have spent the most weeks as world No. 1.
Annabel Croft comments on Djokovic
Former British tennis player Annabel Croft recently gave her thoughts on the lack of support Novak Djokovic has experienced from the crowd in several of her matches.
According to Croft, it is “painful to see” the Serb having to fight hostile crowds every time he comes onto the court. “It was painful to watch at times and I remember being at the US Open in 2015, when Novak was playing against Federer and the whole crowd seemed to be against him,” Croft told Tennis365.
“There was silence when he hit a winner and cheers when he missed it, and the courage he showed to win this game was just remarkable. I was on the court and couldn’t believe that. there were 20,000 people crying out for his blood and hoping he would lose.
It’s cruel in so many ways, “she added, although that has changed a lot in many tournaments. According to Croft, John McEnroe finally got the respect he deserved despite being the” one. sport villain “
Croft believes that could also be the case with Djokovic, whose attitude is also very different from McEnroe in his time. “I grew up in the McEnroe era and he was so unpopular in the 1980s.
He was vilified as the real badass in the sport, “she said.” He made the headlines for his fieryness and someone told me at the time that in due course he would get it. love, and I think that can happen with Djokovic as well. ”
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