Nadal leaves his participation in the Masters Cup open, which starts Sunday in London. The world number 1 will travel tomorrow to the British capital, after having undergone an MRI in Palma that revealed a strain in the right abdominal rectum. The Spaniard, who suffered the injury on Saturday, in the warm-up prior to the Paris-Bery semifinal that he had to play with Denis Shapovalov, will start his adaptation to the service from Thursday or Friday, the most compromised blow by the new mishap physical.
Nadal has a double challenge in the teachers tournament. In addition to winning the title, the only important one that still resists him, aims to defend the advantage he has over Novak Djokovic and conclude for the fifth season at the top. To do this, it would be enough to stand in the final of the tournament, without depending on what the Balkan did, who to ensure he returns to the first place needs to win the unbeaten tournament and that the left-hander does not reach the final meeting.
Nadal was unable to play the Masters Cup last year, convalescent of the knee injury suffered against Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals of the US Open. Two years ago, he retired after losing to David Goffin his first game of the group stage, also due to knee problems.
The last scheduled appointment in the Nadal calendar would be the final phase of the Davis Cup, which is played in the Magic Box from November 18 to 25.
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