Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Montreal tournament

Still annoyed by his abdominal muscle injury, Spaniard Rafael Nadal announced that he was retiring from the National Bank Open on Friday morning.

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“I had been training without serving for some time and started serving once more regarding four days ago. Everything went well, but yesterday, following normal practice, I felt a slight discomfort in the abdominal area and today it was still there,” Rafael Nadal said in a statement.

From the vacation days and my subsequent return to training, everything has gone well these weeks. Four days ago I also started training the service and yesterday, following training, I had a little discomfort that was still there today.

– Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 5, 2022

“After speaking with my doctor, we prefer to be conservative and give my body a few more days before returning to competition. I would like to thank Eugène, the tournament director, and his entire team for their understanding and for supporting me in this decision. I am very sad not to be able to come to Montreal. It’s a tournament I’ve won five times and I love playing it. I sincerely hope I can come back to the tournament to play in front of the crowd, which is always amazing.”

We have decided not to travel to Montréal and continue with the training sessions without forcing ourselves. I sincerely thank the director of the tournament, Eugène and his entire team for the understanding and support they have always shown me and today was no exception.

– Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 5, 2022

More details to come…