Rafel Nadal confirms the end of his season and will undergo appendix surgery soon.

The Swiss Indoors was just the third tournament Rafael Nadal had played since Wimbledon following a wrist injury

The 14-time Grand Slam title winner will therefore miss November’s ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Nadal, 28, made his announcement after losing 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to Croatian teenager Borna Coric in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday.

“I’m not going to Paris and London – I’m not competitive enough,” the nine-time French Open champion said.
“I am going to have surgery on 3 November.”

BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
“Rafael Nadal’s absence clearly boosts Andy Murray’s chances of qualifying for London, but should he lose to David Ferrer in the semi-finals in Valencia, he will still have work to do at the Paris Masters, where he has once again been handed a tough draw.”

Nadal had already qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals event, so the Spaniard’s withdrawal means the player ranked ninth in the final ATP Race to London rankings will make it through to the season-ending event at the O2 in Greenwich.

Britain’s Andy Murray will compete in next week’s Paris Masters, which is the final ranking event of the season.
The Scot, 27, currently lies in eighth position in the Race to London standings.

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