Nadal will bounce back for US Open, says coach

Rafael Nadal will bounce back from his shock first-round exit at Wimbledon in time for the US Open next month, his coach insisted. The 27-year-old French Open champion suffered his earliest exit at a major when he was stunned by Belgium’s Steve Darcis on the first day of Wimbledon.

But his uncle and coach Toni has insisted that the 12-time Grand Slam champion will ease himself back into his training regime in time for the US Open, which begins on August 26. ‘Rafa will come back. He has no fear of the (hard court) surface - he has nothing more to lose,’ Toni Nadal said at the ATP tournament in Stuttgart. ‘Currently Rafa is doing physical training, but no racquet workouts. The break is important - he has played enough.’