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Nadal Injury Keeps Him Out of Paris Masters


Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal during a press conference at the Paris Tennis Masters tournament, 08 Nov 2010
Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal during a press conference at the Paris Tennis Masters tournament, 08 Nov 2010

World number-one men's tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain is missing this week's Paris Masters tournament with a shoulder injury but he says it won't prevent him from playing at the ATP World Tour finals later this month in London.

Nadal told a news conference Monday in Paris that he has a small case of tendinitis in his left shoulder and that he withdrew from the last Masters tournament of the season to avoid risking a serious injury before the season-ending finals.

The top-ranked Spaniard said he will need one week of full training to be ready for the ATP Finals, which run November 21-28.

After winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open this season, Nadal is guaranteed to finish the year at number-one. He has played in 33 of the past 35 Masters 1000 tournaments.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP.

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