By Magdalena Stanislav
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| Rafael Nadal won't be seen in action in current ATP season? |
PARIS, France (TheSportsNEXT) October 25, 2012: The ATP said Thursday that world number four Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Masters and the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London as he was still nursing his left knee injury.
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The Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who has won 11 Grand Slam titles in an illustrious ATP career, has been out of world tennis action since June when he crashed out of the Wimbledon in second round loss to Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic.
The ATP issued a statement on its website on Thursday quoting the 26-year-old Spaniard as saying, “It's disappointing for me to miss the last two tournaments of the season in Paris and London but it doesn't come as a surprise.
The statement further stated, “I will hopefully resume my tennis practice soon since I am making good progress with my recovery from injury. I am not ready to compete in time for these events so I will continue my recovery in Mallorca and work hard to be back as soon as possible”.
The Paris Masters 2012 will commence from Monday at French capital while the ATP World Tour Finals will start from November 5 in London.
The year-ending ATP World Tour Finals features the world’s top eight players in the ATP Tour Rankings and if Rafael Nadal doesn’t play the tournament then the world number nine Janko Tipsarevic will replace him.
Still nursing his knee injury, Rafael Nadal is also likely to miss the Davis Cup Final between Spain and Czech Republic in Prague from November 16-18, 2012.
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