Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts as he challenges Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during their men's singles match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Max Rossi
(Reuters) - Champion Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday, after failing to recover from a right wrist injury.
The 28-year-old Spaniard sustained the injury in practise last month and had been training with a cast on his right wrist, forcing him to miss the Rogers Cup in Toronto and last week's Cincinnati Open.
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