Nadal puts everyone at ease and has a good time ahead of the US Open draw

Calm and happy. Rafa Nadal will face the US Open next week with maximum guaranteesas was made clear yesterday morning at the charity event ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ which raised funds to support Ukraine.

Balearic participated, along with other cracks of the racket, with Carlos Alcaraz. Other players like the Polish Iga Swiatek (WTA number one), the young American Coco Gauff, a legend like John McEnroe, the Canadian of Ecuadorian descent Leylah Fernández or the Greeks Maria Sakkari and Stefanos also attended the court in various matches. Chillies

In the first game of the afternoon, Nadal formed a doubles pair with Swiatek in a match where they played McEnroe and Gauff.

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The good atmosphere, the jokes and the usual jokes in this kind of event are the stars of a game where nothing short of -feigned- anger at one point from McEnroe recalling the massive fight with the referees. which has been repeated throughout his years as a professional.

Thus Everything is clearly fine for the 22 Grand Slam champion, both physically after overcoming a stomach injury that forced him to retire from Wimbledon, as on a personal level after the admission of his wife, Mery Perelló, “as a precaution and to avoid complications” in a clinic at the Palma Hospital de Mallorca.

An hour earlier, Nadal completed another practice session on the Arthur Ashe court after doing so for the first time two days ago, that we have in mind the draw for the US tournament that will take place this Thursday (6:00 pm, Spanish time)that will determine your path to get as far as possible in this tournament.

The Spaniard played against Kecmanovic to continue taking steps forward and reach his best level before the last Grand Slam of the season.

Rafa kept up with Serena Williams for a while on the track and both greeted each other before the Balearic began his training.

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In its part, Alcaraz had as a partner the American Frances Tiafoe in his duel against fellow Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the United States Open, which begins next week, joined forces in this charity event that took place at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York in conjunction with the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine.

The organizers noticed that the money will be used to support the communities most affected by the war and in places where refugees have gathered.

Donations will continue throughout the US Open, which will be held from August 29 to September 11, and the USTA’s goal is to reach two million dollars.