Four-time champion Rafael Nadal was among those on the main draw entry lists revealed on Tuesday for the 2024 US Open after missing the event three of the past four years. The 38-year-old Spanish left-hander has a protected ranking of ninth to put himself into the field for the Flushing Meadows fortnight, which begins on August 26.
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, played his first singles match since May 27 on Tuesday, beating Leo Borg 6-3, 6-4 at the Nordea Open. Nadal had not played since losing in the first round to Alexander Zverev on the red clay in Paris.
Nadal has played the US Open only once, in 2022, since winning his fourth New York hardcourt crown in 2019.
He was among 14 players to claim a main-draw spot with a protected ranking.
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, played his first singles match since May 27 on Tuesday, beating Leo Borg 6-3, 6-4 at the Nordea Open. Nadal had not played since losing in the first round to Alexander Zverev on the red clay in Paris.
Nadal has played the US Open only once, in 2022, since winning his fourth New York hardcourt crown in 2019.
He was among 14 players to claim a main-draw spot with a protected ranking.
