Rafael Nadal's camp denies a report by the London Times that the Spaniard may be out for six weeks with a hairline fracture in his left foot. In an e-mail to TENNIS.com, Nadal's spokeman, Benito Pérez-Barbadillo, stated that Nadal does not have a hairline fracture and said the world No. 2 will play the Canadian Open, which begins in Montreal the week of August 8.
Nadal hurt his foot in the fourth round of Wimbledon against Juan Martin del Potro and used an anesthetic to dull the pain for the rest of the tournament. Nadal said in Spanish after his loss to Novak Djokovic in the final that he would not return to the practice courts until he was completely healed physically and mentally.