Paris, September 24: Roger Federer pulled out of next month's Shanghai Masters on Friday because of injury with the former World No. 1 insisting he needs to rest after a gruelling year.
“After consultation with my team, I have unfortunately decided to pull out of the Shanghai Masters (October 9-16) in order to take some necessary time to rest and recuperate after a long summer,” Federer wrote on his website.
“I have some nagging injuries that I need to address and I look forward to returning to the ATP World Tour as soon as possible. I have very fond memories of Shanghai so I will miss this tournament and all my loyal Chinese fans.”
