Masters 1000 de Miami
Rafa Nadal decided a long time ago not to compete in the Miami Masters 1000. These are the reasons for his possible resignation
Rafael Nadal He is in a stage of his professional tennis career in which he must prioritize some tournaments over others. Injuries and age – he turns 38 in June – have led him to have to make these decisions, although there is a competition that he has not competed in since last year. 2017despite being a reference in the calendario ATP, and that I will probably not see more active again. We talk about Masters 1000 de Miamia tournament that, for different reasons, has become cursed for the Balearic player.
In the present edition of Miami Open Two absences in the men’s competition team stood out above all. Novak Djokovic decided to give up at the last minute to participate in the Masters 1000 category tournament, and thus joined the loss of his great generational rival, a Rafael Nadal that at no time did he have any plans to compete in the American tournament, although in the end his withdrawal was also due to physical discomfort and lack of preparation, something that also led him to miss the Masters 1000 de Indian Wells.
However, the story of heartbreak between Nadal y Miami It comes from further afield and is summarized in that the Balearic player’s last participation in the event dates back to 2017. Thus, there are six consecutive editions, to which we should add 2020, which was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19in which the Miami Open has been celebrated without Rafael Nadal among the registered tennis players.
Curiously, Rafael Nadal He is probably the best tennis player in history who has never been able to win the Masters 1000 de Miami, and it has not been for lack of trying. The Spanish player reached the final of the tournament in 2005, this being the first Masters 1000, so Masters Series, in which he reached the final. Not only that, but in that match, he was close to beating Roger Federerthen the outstanding number one in the world, who had to come back from two sets down to end up winning by 2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1 still Nadal who was barely 18 years old.
With the passing of the editions, Nadal He managed to reach four other finals in Miami, but in none of them did he achieve the desired title. 2008, 2011, 2014 y 2017 were the Masters 1000 de Miami in whose list of runners-up appears Rafa, who has not registered his name among the winners, leaving the privilege of being the only Spaniard to do so, in the men’s tournament, to Carlos Alcarazwho won the event in the year 2022.
Nadal and Djokovic, in the Miami 2014 final. (Getty)
Precisely, in 2022, it was the last year in which the presence of Rafael Nadal in it Miami Openbut days after suffering a crack in his ribs in Indian Wells, would confirm his resignation. A year later, in 2023, Miami was not in the plans either. Nadalbut again an injury, which caused his temporary withdrawal that season, ended his options to remain in the East Coast tournament of USA.
Rafa Nadal’s results in Miami
In total and taking into account that Nadal is not expected to play again in Miami, the Balearic tennis player’s background in this tournament is 13 sharesof which in five, a 38’4%reached the final and lost in the title match. Roger Federeron two occasions (2005 and 2017), Novak Djokovic in many others (2011, 2014) and Nikolay Davydenko (2008), were the villains of Rafael Nadal who in 2017, with his final against Federer, said goodbye forever – although he would not know it then – from the Miami Masters 1000.
- 2005: round of 16
- 2006: finalist
- 2007: second round
- 2008: finalist
- 2009: quarterfinals
- 2010: semifinal
- 2011: final
- 2012: semifinal
- 2013: Did not participate due to injury
- 2014: finalist
- 2015: third round
- 2016: second round
- 2017: finalist
Nadal chooses Indian Wells over Miami
The non-participation of Rafael Nadal in it Masters 1000 de Miami It is due to several factors, but among them is not that the Balearic player has given up playing the North American spring tour. Both in the ATP 500 of Acapulco as, above all, in the Masters 1000 de Indian WellsYes, we have been able to enjoy the presence of the Balearic tennis player. Nadal, in addition, has conquered Indian Wells three times, in 2007, 2009 y 2013, reason, that in addition to the superior organization of this event over the one in Miami, the injuries, and the proximity of the Miami Open to the land tour, explain Rafa’s preference and his continued absence in the eastern city of USA.
2024-03-29 18:38:56
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