US Open 2024: Top Five Absentees From The Tournament
A couple of big names sadly had to pull out of the US Open 2024 due to injuries among other issues. Here are the top five pullouts. Rafael Nadal The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal leads the missing list. Nadal has suffered a plethora of different injuries this season. Nadal was placed on the entry list for the US Open, however he finally decided to pull out of it, citing that he wasn’t able to give the best performance. His absence from the tournament signals recovery time, with plans to return for the Laver Cup. This withdrawal from Nadal will turn out to be a huge loss for the US Open, where he has always been slotted for electric and special night sessions at the courts. Cameron Norrie One more big name who will not feature at the US Open 2024 is British No. 2 Cameron Norrie. The nagging forearm injury that has kept Norrie off the court for weeks just never came right, as he made a gutsy effort to be ready to play in New York but was unable to recover in time to feature there and therefore deprive fans of one of Britain’s top tennis stars. Nick Kyrgios Another player who is not going to feature in this year’s US Open is the flamboyant Nick Kyrgios, whose powerful game has been blighted by niggling knee and wrist injuries that have kept him away from competitive tennis since October 2022. He has managed to play just a single singles match in almost a year, and thus Kyrgios decided not to take part in the US Open to concentrate on a complete recovery. While he is set to play some exhibition matches, he will not be in the main draw at Flushing Meadows. Simona Halep Former world number one Simona Halep has had a really bad year and missing the US Open 2024 just adds to her woes. Due to a knee injury and an earlier suspension this year, Halep has largely been off the courts in what has been a straggly and inconsistent season for the former world number one. Despite briefly coming back to the tour in March, Halep has been bothered by her form and fitness, which eventually forced her out of competitive action. The US Open will miss her drastically, based on the grounds that she is a serially consistent performer in Grand Slams. Marketa Vondrousova Closing out the top five is Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion. Vondrousova has been going through a tough summer as she is plagued by several injuries which have really derailed her season. It all started at the Berlin Championships with a hip injury, and then another misfortune in the form of a hand injury added to the woes. She tried to get back on track at Wimbledon but didn’t succeed, dropping out early without defending her title. Vondrousova has pulled out of the US Open 2024 as a result of this injury as well; her woes continue. Impact for the US Open 2024 These are absences that can change the competitive fabric in 2024, the opportunity for new challengers to emerge into the spotlight. Their absence, of course, is going to be sorely felt throughout the tournament, but this is what makes for such an amazing Grand Slam: the surprise keeps tennis fans around the world screaming from their chairs. The Sportz Planet Desk,Atharva Shetye
