US Open: Nadal pulls out with wrist injury

Defending champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the US Open with a
wrist injury.

The world number two suffered the injury in training on 29 July, and
missed two warm-up tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati.

The 28-year-old had hoped to recover before 25 August, when the US
Open gets under way at Flushing Meadows.

"I am very sorry to announce I won't be able to play at this year's US
Open," he wrote on his Facebook page.

"I am sure you understand that it is a very tough moment for me since
it is a tournament I love and where I have great memories from fans,
the night matches, so many things.

"Not much more I can do right now, other than accept the situation
and, as always in my case, work hard in order to be able to compete at
the highest level once I am back."

Nadal has not competed since he was beaten by Australian teenager Nick
Kyrgios in the fourth round at Wimbledon on July 1.

He announced late last month that he would not be defending either his
Rogers Cup title in Toronto or his Western & Southern Open crown in
Cincinnati.

Both tournaments are key hard-court warm-ups for the US Open, at which
Nadal hoped to chase a 15th career Grand Slam title.The Spaniard beat
Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win last year's title at
Flushing Meadows.