Nadal Withdraws From Montreal Because of Abdominal Injury

Nadal Withdraws From Montreal Because of Abdominal Injury
Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after losing a point as he plays Taylor Fritz of the United States in a men's singles quarterfinal match on day ten of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on July 6, 2022. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MONTREAL—Rafael Nadal withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Friday because of the abdominal injury that caused him to pull out of Wimbledon ahead of the semifinals.

The Spaniard had been 19–0 in Grand Slam matches this year when he decided the injury was too much at Wimbledon. He won the Australian Open and the French Open to increase his major total to a men’s record 22—one more than Novak Djokovic and two more than Roger Federer.