{"id":22128,"date":"2013-08-26T13:51:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T11:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/nadal-ready-to-make-up-for-lost-time-at-us-open\/"},"modified":"2013-08-26T13:51:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T11:51:29","slug":"nadal-ready-to-make-up-for-lost-time-at-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nadal-ready-to-make-up-for-lost-time-at-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal ready to make up for lost time at US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=14557\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14557 \" alt=\"Rafael Nadal practises on the courts at Flushing Meadows, where the US Open starts on Monday. Photo: Anthony Behar \/ Rex\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/92e0b_Rafael-Nadal-006.jpg\" width=\"368\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rafael Nadal practises on the courts at Flushing Meadows, where the US Open starts on Monday. Photo: Anthony Behar \/ Rex<\/p>\n<p>A year after watching last year\u2019s final on television, Rafa Nadal is back in New York, revitalised and ready to make up for lost time at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>A knee injury forced Nadal to miss the last grand slam of 2012, spoiling his chances of reaching the final for a third straight year.<\/p>\n<p>With Nadal absent, Britain\u2019s Andy Murray went on to win his maiden grand slam title, beating Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was in that period of time outside of the tour I didn\u2019t follow the tour every week, because at the end I was focused on my recovery,\u201d Nadal told reporters at Flushing Meadows ahead of Monday\u2019s opening play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut a few matches you cannot miss, and for sure I watched all the final. It was a great final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This time Nadal is back, fully fit and at the top of his game, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/nadal-beats-isner-in-final-of-cincinnati-masters\/\" target=\"_blank\">having won back-to-back Masters events at Montreal and Cincinnati<\/a>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Rafael Nadal news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/rafael-nadal\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/92e0b_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal practises on the courts at Flushing Meadows, where the US Open starts on Monday. Photo: Anthony Behar \/ Rex A year after watching last year\u2019s final on television, Rafa Nadal is back in New York, revitalised and ready to make up for lost time at the US Open. 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