World number one Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters on Friday before his quarter-final with a knee injury, which could also rule the 16-time Grand Slam champion out of the season-ending World Tour Finals. He did not say if he would be fit to play at the World Tour Finals in London later this month. “Yesterday (Thursday), the pain was very strong but it was not the moment to stop,” Nadal told a press conference. Nadal has fought back this year from a series of knee problems, winning the French and US Open titles. If Nadal pulls out of the Tour Finals, it would leave Federer as the only member of the ‘Big Four’ in the year-ending event.

Source: Hindustan Times November 03, 2017 13:41 UTC