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Nadal Injury Keeps Him Out of Paris Masters

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

Photo: AP

   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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