PHOTOS/VIDEO: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters due to knee injury

PARIS (AFP): Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Paris Masters with injury on Friday.
The Spaniard told a news conference ahead of his quarter-final match against Serbian Filip Krajinovic that he was suffering from a right knee problem.
Nadal added that he was going to try his best to be fit for the season-ending ATP Tour Finals which take place November 12-19 in London.

“I have to pull out,” Nadal said at a press conference. “Of course, it’s a very hard decision for me, especially — pulling out from any event is tough, but especially from here, from Paris. As I said a lot of times, it's the most important city in my career, without a doubt.”

“The knee is always bothering a little bit but sometimes it’s worse.” -

“The way that I am today I do not see myself playing three more matches.” 

"I can't talk about London now, being like this I can't compete here for 3 more matches"

"I'm not thinking about London, I'm thinking long term, to be able to continue playing tennis"

“I am sad enough to pull out from here. It's a tournament that I have a lot of people that I know very well around the organisation, all the same people that organise Roland Garros. I feel like home here and for the relationship that I have with the French Federation, with everybody, it's a very tough day for me. So it's not the right day to talk about London,” Nadal said. “Only thing I’m going to say, I'm going to do my treatment, do my best to be playing in London, but I cannot talk about that now because it’s a day that is tough enough for me to pull out from here.”

"I was here to win, I'm sorry for the fans and organization,that is the same of Roland Garros , like family to me"

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