Hours prior to his semifinal in Basel, Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Paris Masters event for personal reasons.
Nadal, who has been battling appendicitis, did not say whether or not he plans to have the surgery, which he has said is pending, immediately.
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There was this tweet from tennis journalist Simon Briggs, so an announcement could be forthcoming.
On Friday, Nadal is facing Croatian Borna Coric in the Basel quarterfinals.