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Nadal Withdraws From Basel With Knee Soreness

Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next week’s Swiss Indoors Basel with knee soreness. The World No. 1 had reached back-to-back hard-court finals at the China Open (d. Kyrgios) and the Shanghai Rolex Masters (l. Federer) as part of a 16-match winning streak dating back to his 16th Grand Slam title at the US Open. The ATP World Tour 500 tournament released a statement Tuesday confirming the withdrawal: “After seeing his team doctor in Barcelona, the World No. 1 sadly had to pull out of the Swiss Indoors Basel. According to his doctors the Spaniard suffers from overstressing of the knee. The problems were already present at the tournament in Shanghai… His spot as top seed in Basel...

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Basel Uncovered

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where Stan Wawrinka and Juan Martin del Potro were eager to return. Photo: Getty Images.

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