No Federer, Nadal or Stosur at the Sony Open in Miami

[marmar]

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Sony Open in Miami, the tournament confirmed. It’s a particularly tough hit to the men’s tournament, given Roger Federer’s earlier decision to skip the Masters 1000 tournament as well. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be the top two seeds.

“I’m very sorry for the organization of the tournament and I’m very sorry for the fans, but we never thought we’d be able to play all matches possible since I came back,” Nadal told reporters after winning the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday. “The doctors recommend me to be back home for a few weeks and rest a little bit and keep practicing the right way. I need more power on the left leg quadriceps, so I need to keep working hard. The competition is hard for the body, so after four fantastic weeks I can’t go to Miami. I need to prepare and rest for the next one.” ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://tennis.si.com/2013/03/17/nadal-stosur-out-of-miami-sony-open/

[RockaFowler]

1. Murray & Djokovic were on local Sports Talk and they were hilarious

This seems like a bush-league move by Nadal. Oh well we get to see the better players here in South Beach