Rafael Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters due to 'personal reasons'

Rafael Nadal

Paris, Oct 24 (IANS): World No. 3 Spaniard Rafael Nadal today announced his withdrawal from the ATP Paris Masters, slated for next week, due to personal reasons, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced.

Nadal has been struggling with appendicitis since a month, and his play has been hampered ever since he returned to the tour from a wrist injury he suffered in August. He is currently playing the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, where he is scheduled to play 17-year-old Borna Coric in the quarterfinals later today.

The 28-year-old joined US Open champion Marin Cilic of Croatia and World No. 13 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, both of whom pulled out of the Paris tournament due to injuries, reports Xinhua. At the moment, it is not clear whether Nadal will go on to complete his matches in Basel or not.

The French Open champion Nadal has already booked a place in the season-ending World Tour Finals in London next month. However, with his surgery for appendicitis looming, he may be forced to pull out of that tournament too.