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.
Nadal is a five-time champion in Montreal.
“I have been practicing for a while now without serving and
started with serves four days ago. Everything has been going well. However,
yesterday, after my normal practice, I felt a slight bother on my abdominal and
today it was still there,” Nadal said in a statement. “After speaking with my
doctor, we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days
before starting to compete.”
American player Mackenzie McDonald will replace Nadal in the
draw.
Djokovic withdrew from the Montreal tournament on Thursday
because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to
enter Canada.
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