Federer pulls out of Paris Masters

Roger Federer on Sunday withdrew from next week’s Paris Masters after suffering a 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3) final loss to Juan Martin del Potro at the Swiss Indoors in Basel.

“I’m not going to Paris, it’s too much for me,” said Federer. “I’ve already told (tournament director) Guy Forget. I have some niggling stuff that I want to heal, I don’t want to take a chance for London,” said the World No 1.