22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal withdraws from the US Open for the third time this year due to hip and muscle injuries.

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open, marking his third missed Grand Slam tournament this year. The 38-year-old Spaniard, a four-time US Open champion, will next compete at the Laver Cup in Berlin. Nadal's absence from the US Open means he will have skipped the hard-court tournament in four of the past five years. This year, he has experienced issues with his hip and a muscle near the hip, causing him to miss the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and now the US Open.