Nadal To Miss Basel Indoors Tournament

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday announced that he will miss this month’s Swiss Indoors tournament, boosting arch rival Roger Federer’s dream of ending the season as … Continue reading Nadal To Miss Basel Indoors Tournament

By Ronke Sanya Idowu

Updated October 17, 2017

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning a point during his men’s singles final match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 8, 2017. NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP

File Photo of Rafael Nadal celebrating winning a point during his men’s singles final match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday announced that he will miss this month’s Swiss Indoors tournament, boosting arch rival Roger Federer’s dream of ending the season as world number one.

Nadal told his Facebook followers he was skipping the October 21-29 tournament due to a knee injury.

“I sadly announce that I have to pull out of the Swiss Indoors Basel, after seeing my doctor in Spain,” he wrote.

Federer beat the Spaniard at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday to close the gap at the top of the ATP rankings.

AFP