Rafael Nadal chosen as the Person of the Year by Vanity Fair – Tennis News
Spanish tennis ace, Rafael Nadal, receives an honour of being the ‘Person of the Year’ on the eve of Monday by the officials of Vanity Fair. He was really ecstatic to be chosen for such a prestigious award and confessed to the
media reporters that he was extremely glad to be part of a great era of Spanish sport.
Nadal has been out of action since June this year. He suffered a chronic left knee injury that also became the basis of his second round exit at the Wimbledon Championship. He lost to a Czech underdog, Lukas Rosol, in an epic five-setter.
However, the absence from tennis circuit hasn’t kept him out of the prestigious honour race. He was absolutely thrilled and thanked the Vanity Fair for honouring his efforts in such a graceful fashion.
He stated, “I believe Spain has a multitude of personalities and athletes who are at the highest level and much loved by everyone." Nadal was present at the festival that was planned by the Spanish edition of Vanity Fair.
The 26-year-old Spaniard missed out the London Olympics and an opportunity to be the flag bearer of his country due to the same injury issues. He was the defending champion at the four-yearly event held at the All England Lawn
Tennis Club; having won the gold medal in the previous edition of the tournament held at Beijing in 2008. He missed all usual tours that includes Rogers Cup at Montreal and didn’t even participate in the year’s final Grand Slam Championship, the US Open, in
New York.
The semi-final tie between Spain and American during the Davis Cup tournament was also contested in the absence of Nadal. However, he hailed the teammates by stating their effort to be “exceptional”. Nadal is expected to recover
before the Davis Cup final tie against Czech Republic and strengthen the team further that already includes the likes of David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro, Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez.
Commenting about the disappointment of missing so many events, Nadal stated on Monday, “I have missed the Olympics and the United States Open. What's most important now is to recover well and return when I can. These are not joyous
times, but neither should we deceive ourselves. I have a career behind me and one ahead of me. I'm injured now; it's part of my profession."
Vanity Fair’s event was conducted in Madrid and the person of the year award usually goes to the individual who has “most influence" on society ".
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