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Rafael Nadal to make return to competition with Citi Open

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Jul 08, 2021 06:10 PM IST

The Citi Open announced Thursday that the 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafale Nadal is in the field for the July 31 to Aug. 8 event that serves as a U.S. Open tuneup.

Rafael Nadal will return to competition by making his debut at the hard-court tournament in Washington.

Rafael Nadal(USA TODAY Sports)
Rafael Nadal(USA TODAY Sports)

The Citi Open announced Thursday that the 20-time Grand Slam champion is in the field for the July 31 to Aug. 8 event that serves as a U.S. Open tuneup.

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Nadal has not played since his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open last month.

The 35-year-old Spaniard decided to sit out Wimbledon, which ends Sunday, and the Tokyo Olympics, which open July 23, saying his body needed time to rest and recover after the clay-court season.

Others on the list of players entered in the Citi Open include Wimbledon semifinalists Denis Shapovalov and Hubert Hurkacz, who beat Roger Federer on Wednesday.

Wimbledon quarterfinalists Felix Auger-Aliassime and Karen Khachanov also are entered.

The tournament says Rock Creek Park Tennis Center will be allowed to have spectators at 50% of capacity. Last year's Citi Open was canceled because of the pandemic.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.
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