Rafael Nadal decides to pull out of the US Open due to Covid-19 concerns
The current tennis world number 2, Rafael Nadal, has decided to pull out of the US Open tournament. Nadal, who won the tournament four times previously, including 2019, will not be competing this year due to Covid-19 concerns. He recently tweeted: "After many thoughts I have decided not to play this year’s US Open. The situation is very complicated worldwide, the COVID-19 cases are increasing, it looks like we still don’t have control of it.".