World No. 3 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto due to a nagging knee injury, tournament organizers said Thursday.
The 26-year-old Spaniard, who crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round in June, said he needed more time to recover from an injury that kept him from defending his Olympic title at the London Games.
"Coming to Toronto is always one of the highlights of my season so I'm very disappointed that I can't play there this year," the 11-times grand slam champion said in a statement.
