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‘Crocked’ Nadal ruled out of ATP London World Tour Finals due to chronic knee injury

Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has expressed his disappointment after being ruled out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London with a chronic left knee problem.

London: Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has expressed his disappointment after being ruled out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London with a chronic left knee problem.
The Spaniard has also withdrawn from the Paris Masters as he looks to regain full fitness for the start of 2013. The announcement hasn’t come as a surprise, with the world number four having not played since his shock second-round loss to Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon in June. Nadal missed the Olympics and the US Open after revealing he had a partial tear in his patella tendon, and it was always unlikely he would return during the indoor hard-court season. “It`s disappointing for me to miss the last two tournaments of the season in Paris and London, but it doesn`t come as a surprise,” the Daily Mirror quoted Nadal, as saying. “I will hopefully resume my tennis practice soon since I am making good progress with my recovery from injury,” he added. “I am not ready to compete in time for these events so I will continue my recovery in Mallorca and work hard to be back as soon as possible,” he said. ANI