Rafael Nadal pulls out with wrist injury

The world number two suffered the injury in training on 29 July, and missed two warm-up tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati.The 28-year-old had hoped to recover before 25 August, when the US Open gets under way at Flushing Meadows."I am very sorry to announce I won't be able to play at this year's US Open," he wrote on his Facebook page."I am sure you understand that it is a very tough moment for me since it is a tournament I love and where I have great memories from fans, the night matches, so many things."Not much more I can do right now, other than accept the situation and, as always in my case, work hard in order to be able to compete at the highest level once I am back."Nadal has not competed since he was beaten by Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round at Wimbledon on 1 July.He announced late last month that he would not be defending either his Rogers Cup title in Toronto or his Western & Southern Open crown in Cincinnati.Both tournaments are key hard-court warm-ups for the US Open, at which Nadal hoped to chase a 15th career Grand Slam title.The Spaniard beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win last year's title at Flushing Meadows.(BBC)Bakudaily.Az