<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Nadal is a five-time champion in Montreal.</p>.<p>“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.</p>.<p>“After speaking with my doctor, we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days before starting to compete.”</p>.<p>American player Mackenzie McDonald will replace Nadal in the draw.</p>.<p>Djokovic withdrew from the Montreal tournament on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.</p>
<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Nadal is a five-time champion in Montreal.</p>.<p>“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.</p>.<p>“After speaking with my doctor, we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days before starting to compete.”</p>.<p>American player Mackenzie McDonald will replace Nadal in the draw.</p>.<p>Djokovic withdrew from the Montreal tournament on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.</p>