PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal says the shoulder injury that forced him out of the Paris Masters won’t prevent him from playing at the ATP World Tour finals later this month.
Nadal says he has a small case of tendinitis in his left shoulder and that he withdrew from the final Masters tournament of the season to avoid risking a serious injury before the London event and next year’s Australian Open.
Nadal says he will need one week of full training to be ready for the ATP Finals, which run from Nov. 21-28.
The Spaniard added he is determined to “play well in London on the most difficult surface for me, where it will be difficult for me to win.”
Nadal was eliminated in the round robin phase at last year’s ATP Finals.
