The news was known minutes before the scheduled time for the start of his semifinal match against Denis Shapovalov in Paris-Bercy: Rafael Nadal did not dispute the match due to an injury. Apparently, according to the first information that circulated, he was injured during the warm-up and suffers an abadominal tear that does not allow him to serve. The Canadian will be the one who looks for on Sunday against Novak Djokovic who beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (5) and 6-4, his first Masters 1000. It remains to be seen the extent of the ailment of the Spaniard, which is ahead of the Masters Cup from London, from November 10 to 17, and the Davis Cup, in the Magic Box of Madrid, from 18 to 25 of the same month.
Nadal, who had planted in the semifinals without giving up a set, continues, like this, without winning the Parisian tournament, in which he played the final in 2007. In any case, on Monday he will return to world number 1, although he does not have it insured until the end of the year, which would have been achieved if the title was taken. He now has 1,040 points ahead of Djokovic, but the Serbian, a finalist in 2018 in the French capital, can wipe 500 if he defeats Shapovalov, which he has defeated in his previous three crosses.
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