Spain's Rafael Nadal, here in Brisbane, Australia on January 4, has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal, here in Brisbane, Australia on January 4, has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
Mandatory Credit: William West/AFP/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource

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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal withdraws from BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells a day before first round

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the night before he was scheduled to face Canadian Milos Raonic in the first round, he announced on social media Wednesday.