The Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer tennis rivalry won't be renewed Saturday because Nadal withdrew from their scheduled semifinal at Indian Wells because of a knee injury
Rafael Nadal addresses the media after he withdrew from the Paribas Open on Saturday because of a knee injury. at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday because of an injured right knee, canceling what would have been the 39th match between the two great players. As a result, Federer advanced to the final Sunday, where he will face Dominic Thiem of Austria.
He said at a hastily called news conference Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden he plans to go home “and try to do a transition to clay and be 100%.” Nadal had indicated after his quarterfinal victory over Karen Khachanov on Friday that he was unsure he’d be able to play Saturday, but he didn’t go into great detail after that match.
“I warm up today in the morning, and I felt that my knee was not enough good to compete at the level that I need to compete, to play semifinals match of this event.”Missing another chance to face Federer did not bring Nadal extra disappointment because he was looking at the bigger picture. It would have been their first meeting since the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai. Federer has won their last five matchups.
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