Rafael Nadal

Nadal's bid for a 13th French open title suffered a setback.

The US Open champion had already been having fitness issues while in New York.

The former world number one is still making his way back up the ranks after a major surgery in 2019.

A new Grand Slam champion will be crowned for the first time since Marin Cilic won the US Open in 2014.

The 33-year old Serbian is eager to win his 18th Grand Slam at the Flushing Meadows this year.

Meanwhile, Spain's Marcel Granollers has replaced France's Benoit Paire in the men's singles draw.

The Serbian world number one is eyeing his 18th Grand Slam title with the US Open starting on August 31.

The Western and Southern Open is being played in New York this year in preparation for the US Open.

The 33-year old Serbian is currently three short of Federer's 20-Grand Slam tally, and two short of Nadal's 19 major titles.

WTA world number one Ashleigh Barty, fifth-ranked Elina Svitolina, and number seven Kiki Bertens have already pulled out of the 2020 US Open.

Nadal is the latest high profile player to pull out of the Grand Slam event.

Spanish health ministers have recommended the cancellation of the event amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Spain For Sure campaign wants to send out a message that the country is now a safe travel destination, after the coronavirus outbreak.

Players will be undergoing daily temperature checks along with two COVID-19 tests every week during their stay in the USA

The 38-year old Swiss star is running out of opportunities and his fans are unsure whether he will appear in Wimbledon again.

The newly rescheduled French Open clashes with the timings of several ATP and WTA tournaments

Either Thiem or Zverev will face Federer or Djokovic in the Australian Open 2020 Final

The 16-time Grand Slam winner is aiming to lift his 8th Australian Open title

Krajinovic had just a little more than 24 hours to prepare for his match against Federer after his first-round encounter got delayed due to rain

John McEnroe would donate A$1,000 to the Australian bushfire relief fund for each set Kyrgios will win in the ongoing Australian Open

The top stars received criticism for allegedly not speaking out on behalf of other players amid the smoke haze controversy in Melbourne Park

Experts are concerned about the players' fitness with two big tournaments been scheduled back-to-back

The Aussies will now face either Belgium or Spain in the semi-finals on Saturday

The match is due five days before the Australian Open on 15th January, at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena

The Spaniard is one Grand Slam away from levelling Federer's tally of 20 titles.

The duo will play a charity match in front of 48,000 people in Cape Town

Murray was earlier rested for Britain's group match against Kazakhstan

The Davis Cup Finals will now be played in a World Cup format with 18 national teams competing for glory

Nadal will finish the year as the World Number One after Djokovic lost to Federer

Nadal leads Djokovic with 640 points in their race to finish as the year-end World Number One