Rafael Nadal fondly revisited Tiger Woods winning the 2018 Tour Championships, thereby ending a five-year victory drought. Notably, this was his 80th PGA Tour victory. Since then, the American has added two more victories and is now tied with the record-holder Sam Snead.
Nadal is also a golf aficionado himself and is often seen practicing the sport during his time-off. He won the Balearic Mid-Amateur Golf Championship in February 2024.
Recently, he revisited Woods’ iconic 2018 Tour Championships victory. A huge crowd joined Woods on his walk up to the 18th green after his second shot. The thousands of fans joining the golfer left him emotional, by his own admission.
TrendingRafael Nadal took to his Instagram story to share the post by PGA Tour.
The Spaniard was last seen playing tennis at the Paris Olympics 2024. He played singles and doubles at the prestigious event. In singles, he defeated Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in a close three-setter. In the second round, he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets 1-6, 4-6.
In doubles, he paired with Carlos Alcaraz and defeated Argentines Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in the first round. In the second round, they knocked off the Dutch pair of Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof. However, they were defeated by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the USA in the quarterfinals.
Rafael Nadal to miss US Open 2024
Rafael Nadal will not be heading to New York for the 2024 US Open. He announced his absence via an Instagram post.
Nadal said that he would not be able to perform at his maximum capacity and hence decided to miss the action at Flushing Meadows this year.
“Hi all, writing today to let you guys know that I have decided not to compete at this year’s US Open a place where I have amazing memories. I will miss those electric and special night sessions in NYC at Ashe, but I don’t think I would be able to give my 100% this time. Thanks to all my US Fans in particular, will miss you all and will see you another time. Best of lucks to all for the always amazing US Open!” he wrote.
He also announced that he will next be seen at the Laver Cup in Berlin from September 20 to September 22.
