Nadal Withdraws From Basel

Rafael Nadal won't be visiting Roger Federer's hometown next week.The world No. 1 has withdrawn from next week's Swiss Indoors in Basel to rest his sore knee.More: What Changed in Federer-Nadal Rivalry?Nadal, who had his knee taped during his straight-sets loss to Federer in the Shanghai Rolex Masters final on Sunday, said he's suffering from "an over stressing of the knee.""I sadly announce that I have to pull out of the Swiss Indoors Basel, after seeing my doctor in Spain just after landing from Shanghai," Nadal wrote in a Facebook post. "I am suffering from an over stressing of the knee and the problems where already present at the tournament in Shanghai which now forces me to take a time off on advice of my doctor."The 16-time Grand Slam champion has not withdrawn from the Paris Masters, which starts on October 30th.Photo credit: Photo credit: China Open Facebook ]]>

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