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Nadal withdraws from Roland Garros through wrist injury

Xinhua, May 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Rafael Nadal, the fourth seed, pulled out of the French Open here Friday afternoon due to a left wrist injury.

"I do not need surgery now but could if I kept playing," said the nine-time champion at a press conference.

He had been scheduled to meet Marcel Granollers in the third round before granting walkover to the fellow Spaniard who advanced to last 16 against the winner between 13th-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem and German Alexander Zverev.

Nadal just reached a milestone at Roland Garros on Thursday after seeing off Argentina's world No. 99 Facundo Bagnis to come out the eighth man in history recording up 200 Grand Slam match wins.

"The injury involves the sheath of a tendon in my wrist. It's not same as previous wrist issues, felt first in Madrid," added Nadal.

Seeking a record 10th triumph at Rolland Garros after humbled by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in an one-sided quarterfinal last year, Nadal admitted Friday's withdrawal announcement "one of the toughest press conferences in my career".

"Nine times in my career I've been able to be healthy here and win this tournament. Now it is a tough moment. But it's not the end.

"I will not play before I have recovered entirely," he added. "There's no way I can play before I can use the forehand." Endit