Nadal announced Monday on Twitter that he is done for the year, citing the same stomach muscle issue that forced him to withdraw from last week’s Paris Masters.
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“It’s frustrating for me not to be able to compete in London,” Del Potro, who last played in the event in 2013 since when he has been plagued by injuries, said in an ATP statement
Novak Djokovic celebrated his return to the summit of world tennis with a stroll into the quarterfinals at the Paris Masters after Damir Dzumhur had to retire with injury in the second set of their third round clash on Thursday.
Second seed Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur retired with a back injury.
Improbable as it seemed when Novak Djokovic had elbow surgery in February before slumping into a crisis of confidence, the Serb was guaranteed a return to world number one on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic have been forced to withdraw from the Paris Masters with both players’ seasons now in doubt.
Only one change affected the top 10 with Kevin Anderson of South Africa moving from ninth to eighth place, while the biggest winner of the week was Georgia’s giant-killer Nikoloz Basilashvili.
World number one Rafael Nadal on Wednesday pulled out of tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai due to the right knee injury that forced him to retire from the US Open.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer.
Third seed Del Potro, the champion in 2009, was 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 ahead when Nadal retired.
The top seeded Spaniard triumphed after an epic 4 hours 23 minutes struggle on Arthur Ashe Stadium in a match where the 22-year-old Khachanov had served for a two sets to love lead in the 10th game of the second set and had a set point in the fourth-set tiebreaker
The American is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year’s US Open.
Tsitsipas, who was contending the Masters 1000 title on his 20th birthday after four consecutive wins over top-10 players in Toronto, threw all he had at Nadal
This was after the Spaniard was made to wait before his second-round match due to several rain delays.
Novak Djokovic reached his fifth Wimbledon final as he resisted everything Rafael Nadal could throw at him to win 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8 in a two-day classic that concluded in nerve-jangling tension on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic has defeated Kei Nishikori in four sets this afternoon to remain on course for a fourth Wimbledon title in seven years.
The 17-times grand slam winner hasn’t progressed past the fourth round since 2012 and was sent crashing out by a 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios four years ago.
The 19-year-old prevailed 6-2 6-7 (10-8) 7-6 6-3 against the world No.72, bolstering his burgeoning reputation as one of the most exciting young players in men’s tennis.
The US Open has decided to introduce a shot clock this year, so that the 25 seconds allowed between points is strictly enforced and Wimbledon is likely to follow suit.
The latest tennis rankings released by the ATP on its official website shows that Roger Federer returned to number two after temporarily holding the top position.