MADRID – If given the option, Rafael Nadal said he would scrap this season entirely so tennis could resume normally in 2021.
The second-ranked Spaniard, who is 33 years old and has won 19 Grand Slam titles, said he hoped to resume playing this year but doubted it could happen because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I would sign up right now just to being ready for 2021," Nadal said in interviews with El País and other Spanish newspapers published Tuesday. "I’m more concerned with the Australian Open than with what happens later this year.
I think 2020 has been practically lost. I’m hopeful of being able to start next year.” Nadal said the logistical difficulties of having to move people from country to country for tournaments make it hard for