ATP: Basel cancellation!

It was to be feared!Rafael Nadal is unable to attend the Swiss Indoors in Basel, which will begin next Monday, due to knee problems.This was announced by the world’s number one on Facebook.

“I don’t know if I can play in Basel and Paris,”said Rafael Nadal after his final defeat in Shanghai.The 31-year-old Spaniard will definitely be missing at the indoor tournament in Switzerland.

Nadal hopes to be able to play at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris-Bercy (from 30.October) to return to London at ATP Finals (from 12th October) for the ATP Finals in London.My knee is overloaded, and I’ve had this problem since the tournament in Shanghai.On the advice of my doctor, I therefore have to stay on for a while,”Nadal writes in an official statement on Facebook.

For the third time in four years, the Basle finalist from 2015 will have to wait for his participation in the St. Stephen’s World Cup for the third time.Jakobshalle – in 2013 and 2016, he also cancelled at short notice.

If Roger Federer triumphed for the eighth time at his home tournament, he could reduce Nadal’s gap to 1450 points in the world rankings and put even more pressure on his eternal rival.Whoever hibernates on the tennis throne may not be decided until the season finale in London.