Watch Rafael Nadal trains in Cincinnati despite early exit from Western & Southern Open to prepare for 2022 US Open × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News Watch Rafael Nadal trains in Cincinnati despite early exit from Western & Southern Open to prepare for 2022 US Open By Pritha Ghosh Modified 20 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Despite making an early exit in Cincinnati, Rafael Nadal has stayed back in the city to practice ahead of the US Open. Rafael Nadal has stayed back in Cincinnati despite losing in the first round of the Western & Southern Open to prepare for the upcoming US Open, which begins on August 29. In a video posted on social media by the Cincinnati tournament organizers on Saturday, Nadal was seen practicing on the hardcourts. Western & Southern Open@CincyTennisRafa says good morning! #CincyTennis @RafaelNadal46651Rafa says good morning! #CincyTennis @RafaelNadal https://t.co/EYZlgB4fVV The 36-year-old can be seen sweating it out on the court, playing long double backhands and forehands while practicing his footwork. He was also spotted hitting a few slice shots as well. The 22-time Grand Slam champion made a comeback at the Cincinnati Masters, having been on the sidelines since an abdominal tear forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon ahead of his semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios. He also pulled out of the Canadian Open last week as he had not fully recovered from the same injury. However, he made an early exit in Cincinnati, losing 7-6(11-9), 4-6, 6-3 to Borna Coric in his opening match. This also meant that the Spaniard could not regain the World No. 1 ranking ahead of the New York Major. Tennis TV@TennisTVBorna, again The moment @borna_coric wrapped up his third career victory over Rafael Nadal. #CincyTennis1579204Borna, again The moment @borna_coric wrapped up his third career victory over Rafael Nadal. #CincyTennis https://t.co/zGxam8K6Vl I m sorry that I m out but that s tennis that s the sport - Rafael Nadal on his Cincinnati Open exit Rafael Nadal made an early exit at the 2022 Western & Southern Open. Following his early exit from the Cincinnati Open, Rafael Nadal thanked the organizers and apologized for not being able to make a deep run at the tournament. He also commended Borna Coric for putting up a solid fight on the court. "I can't thank enough the organization for making things very easy. I try my best. They know and I'm sorry that I'm out in the first round, no, but that's tennis, that's the sport. The other opponent plays well, and he played better than me today," he said. "Obviously I didn't play my best match. Something that can happen. Coming back from, yeah, a tough period of time, something that easy to accept and easy to say congrats to Borna that he played better," he added. Tennis TV@TennisTVA thing of beauty... @RafaelNadal #CincyTennis1691190A thing of beauty... @RafaelNadal #CincyTennis https://t.co/rFYoSzudir The 36-year-old also said that the tournament in Cincinnati hasn’t always been easy for him, but added that he has always been well received. "It's true that this tournament hasn’t been the easiest for me during all my tennis career, even if I was able to win one year. But was the year that I was achieving almost everything. I make a couple more semifinals, I think, or one," Nadal stated, adding, "I don't know, for some weird reason this tournament, I never had the best feelings, but in the other hand, I felt very welcome here all the time.” Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anirudh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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