translated from Spanish: Rafael Nadal got off the Masters 1000 in Toronto

Following the losses of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev, the Toronto Masters 1000 continues to add withdrawals, as Rafael Nadal announced today at a press conference that he will not play in the tournament, due to an injury to his left foot.” I really wanted to play here a lot, but now it’s time to make a decision and unfortunately I decided not to play,” the tennis player said.
On the other hand, the five-time champion of the tournament played in Canada commented: “I had problems for several months, as people know. Of course, it’s not a happy situation after all the success I’ve had here, not being fit to play this year after not doing it last year either. It’s hard, but it’s how it is now.” The Mallorcan will be replaced by his compatriot Feliciano López, 97 of the world, who will enter the main draw as a lucky loser (LL), after falling to the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, and will debut against the South African Lloyd Harris.It should be remembered that the current number 4 of the ATP rankings did not play Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to prevent any type of injury, although he returned to the circuit last week at the ATP 500 in Washington, where he fell in the knockout stages. 

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