Rafael Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters quarter-final with knee injury
(AFP) – World number one Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters on Friday before his quarter-final with a knee injury.
Rafa who had his right knee strapped during his third-round win on Thursday, said he wanted to try and be ready to face Filip Krajinovic in the last eight but that “it wasn’t possible to play”.
He did not say if he would be fit to play at the World Tour Finals in London later this month.
Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA
Yesterday (Thursday), the pain was very strong but it was not the moment to stop.
I had treatment last night to try and be able to play today… But unfortunately it was impossible for me to return to the court in the same condition as last night. It is a sad day for me.
I had a long year, a lot of matches. I pushed the body. We are at the end of the season. It’s normal that these kind of things happen. The knee is always, you know, bothering a little bit, but sometimes it’s worse, and now is a little bit worse.”
I’m going to do my treatment, do my best to be playing in London, but I cannot talk about that now because (it) is a day that is tough enough for me to pull out from here.
For me it’s not about London. For me it’s about longer term. And longer term I’m going to do the treatment I believe that (is) going to be more safe and more important to keep playing tennis as long as possible.
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal addresses a press conference ahead of the quarter-final round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 3, 2017 in Paris..Nadal announced that he withdraws from the Paris Masters tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: AFP)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks to the media to announce he is pulling out of the tournament with injury during Day 5 of the Rolex Paris Masters held at the AccorHotels Arena on November 3, 2017 in Paris, France. (Nov. 2, 2017 – Source: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe)
I was really surprised to see that Rafael was playing in the Paris 1000. I didn’t check his schedule just assumed he would pass on it, practice a bit & show up in London for the year end
Tourney.
I wish RAFAEL had skipped Paris
& Just focused on the Yr End
Tourney☹️ I know he hadn’t won either
But I would have preferred he had Chosen play against the Final 7 in stead!!!
Rehab that knee RAFAEL! Enjoy Family, Friends & the Holidays along w/UR Academy…& Be rarin’ to go in January!!! Luv U Babe🌹👍❤️🎾🌹🙃💚🎾🌹🤓💜🎾😉🌹😎💛🎾
💜😉💙
I was worried about your knee watching you play in such pain, now is the time to rest
, relax,and enjoy your life please God all will be well with you ,
thankyou for all your hard work that gave much joy. to many of us bless you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right decision Rafa even though I’ll miss you! Take good care and rest and hope you have the best and most effective treatment so that God willing you go on to play for years to come. Tennis with and without you is soooo different!
Waiting for you to rest only after complete healing and recovery.
Good luck!
Love you!
Wishing you a full recovery! Time to rest up and relax and enjoy the fruits of your already glorious season. So glad you are focusing on the long term of your career. I want to see you play 100% healthy for more years to come. You are such a great champion!
sorry you had to pull out in paris I think you might need to rest for the rest of the year Rafa you have already had a great year, so do what it best for your body love you rafa
Very wise, Rafa! Your body is your everything. I’m glad you listen to it. The longer term is more relevant and not a last Paris or London.
Ceep cole and we will seeying you soon enough when you are ready <3
you have done the correct thing rafa .just take the time to get well. we dont want to lose yu again for a long period, you have already proved you are the best.so relax get your knee back to normal .and have a speedy recovery .
I know it’s pointless writing this now and you’ve heard it a million times before but supporting Rafa can be so painful sometimes not because of winning or losing but because of his decision to push the body so much when he has never played 2 years straight without injury. At 31, you would think he would see that. It’s always at the last moment where he is incapable of playing at any % that he does the right thing. I wanted him to skip Laver cup, I wanted him to skip Shanghai. I want to see him play for MANY years. Not see these retirements anymore from tournaments which could affect his future too if he doesn’t take care of his health a bit better. Disappointed to say the least as I hoped Moya would’ve talked him out of this schedule. I know Rafa is a competitor, one of the best we’ve seen. But sweet Rafa sometimes you need to skip events so you can compete for a much longer time and compete better too.
Nonetheless. Glad he withdrew. Hope him a great recovery and I HOPE, he doesn’t play WTF IF HE ISN’T 100%.
Yeah the warnings were given, the schedule was way too ambitious and the result is now that come Aussie Open expectations will be low again, because of a long layoff. Who advises this man?
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I was really surprised to see that Rafael was playing in the Paris 1000. I didn’t check his schedule just assumed he would pass on it, practice a bit & show up in London for the year end
Tourney.
I wish RAFAEL had skipped Paris
& Just focused on the Yr End
Tourney☹️ I know he hadn’t won either
But I would have preferred he had Chosen play against the Final 7 in stead!!!
Rehab that knee RAFAEL! Enjoy Family, Friends & the Holidays along w/UR Academy…& Be rarin’ to go in January!!! Luv U Babe🌹👍❤️🎾🌹🙃💚🎾🌹🤓💜🎾😉🌹😎💛🎾
💜😉💙
THE BIGGEST HUG EVER ,,,YOUR OUR NO 1 FOR EVERXXXXXXXXX
I was worried about your knee watching you play in such pain, now is the time to rest
, relax,and enjoy your life please God all will be well with you ,
thankyou for all your hard work that gave much joy. to many of us bless you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right decision Rafa even though I’ll miss you! Take good care and rest and hope you have the best and most effective treatment so that God willing you go on to play for years to come. Tennis with and without you is soooo different!
Waiting for you to rest only after complete healing and recovery.
Good luck!
Love you!
Wishing you a full recovery! Time to rest up and relax and enjoy the fruits of your already glorious season. So glad you are focusing on the long term of your career. I want to see you play 100% healthy for more years to come. You are such a great champion!
Congratulations for holding No.1 spot.Get the best treatment for your knee.Praying for your speedy recovery. Take good care. God bless you always.
sorry you had to pull out in paris I think you might need to rest for the rest of the year Rafa you have already had a great year, so do what it best for your body love you rafa
All the best Rafa for your knee to get treatment and rest and relaxation.
Take it easy.
Love and prayers,
AlaineXXSydneyXXAustraliaXX
For years!!!
Very wise, Rafa! Your body is your everything. I’m glad you listen to it. The longer term is more relevant and not a last Paris or London.
Ceep cole and we will seeying you soon enough when you are ready <3
you have done the correct thing rafa .just take the time to get well. we dont want to lose yu again for a long period, you have already proved you are the best.so relax get your knee back to normal .and have a speedy recovery .
I know it’s pointless writing this now and you’ve heard it a million times before but supporting Rafa can be so painful sometimes not because of winning or losing but because of his decision to push the body so much when he has never played 2 years straight without injury. At 31, you would think he would see that. It’s always at the last moment where he is incapable of playing at any % that he does the right thing. I wanted him to skip Laver cup, I wanted him to skip Shanghai. I want to see him play for MANY years. Not see these retirements anymore from tournaments which could affect his future too if he doesn’t take care of his health a bit better. Disappointed to say the least as I hoped Moya would’ve talked him out of this schedule. I know Rafa is a competitor, one of the best we’ve seen. But sweet Rafa sometimes you need to skip events so you can compete for a much longer time and compete better too.
Nonetheless. Glad he withdrew. Hope him a great recovery and I HOPE, he doesn’t play WTF IF HE ISN’T 100%.
Yeah the warnings were given, the schedule was way too ambitious and the result is now that come Aussie Open expectations will be low again, because of a long layoff. Who advises this man?
Sorry name is Mel