Nadal eyes 23rd major

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Rafael Nadal targets a fifth US Open and 23rd Grand Slam title in New York from next week, reports BSS.

Nineteen years after making his debut, the 36-year-old Spanish tennis legend drags his injury-prone body into a tournament he won in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019, the year of his last appearance.

Nadal has had to sit out the US Open four times in his career and there are once again fresh doubts over his physical ability to survive a gruelling two weeks at Flushing Meadows.

Since an abdomen injury forced him to hand Nick Kyrgios a walkover into the Wimbledon final, The Spaniard has played just once, a first-up loss to Borna Coric in Cincinnati.

"I need to move forward and just start to think about the energy that the crowd gave me in New York," said Nadal, who has already captured two of the season's three Slams at the Australian and French Opens.

"It's a very special place for me, and I enjoy it. There have been unforgettable moments there, and I'm going to try my very best every single day to be ready for that," he said.

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