Nadal is hoping for a speedy recovery

Nadal withdrew from the Sony Ericsson Ray ban sunglasses Open with a left knee injury on Friday hours before his scheduled semifinal match with Andy Murray, the 2009 champion.

Nadal, 25, has rebounded from knee injuries in the past to win on the world’s biggest stages. But he did not want to push himself to win his first Sony — a hole in a résumé that includes 46 professional titles, 10 Grand Slam championships and the 2008 Olympic gold medal.

The second-seeded Nadal, a three-time runner-up here, said his knee had bothered him since he lost to Roger Federer two Oakley sunglasses weeks ago in the semifinals at Indian Wells, Calif. The injury intensified on Wednesday, when Nadal needed 2 hours 50 minutes and three sets to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

“After the last match, I saw that the situation was to be complicated to play,” Nadal said. “But, as always, I believe that things can improve. I did a lot of treatment, waiting.

“But I am not ready to compete. I am very sorry.”

At 1 p.m. Sunday, Murray will face top-ranked burberry handbags Novak Djokovic, who will seek his third Sony championship after a 6-0, 7-6 (5) semifinal win against Juan Monaco on Friday night.

Djokovic needed just 27 minutes to win the first set. Buoyed by a crowd with a distinct South American flavor, Monaco, an Argentine, fought back in the second set to force a tiebreaker.

In the seventh point of the tiebreaker, Djokovic burberry watches won a 26-shot rally when Monaco’s shot sailed long, and he did not trail again.

Nadal will now turn his attention to the clay-court season, which culminates with the French Open, which begins May 27. With six championships at Roland Garros, Nadal is tied with Bjorn Borg for the most men’s singles titles at the tournament and will be the favorite to win No. 7 if he is healthy.

Nadal’s health has long burberry ties been an issue. His punishing style of tennis has helped him wear down opponents and win a career Grand Slam, but it also has taken its toll.

Even if he had been 100 percent on Friday, Nadal could have faced a tough challenge as he sought to win his first Sony Ericsson title. Nadal is 13-5 against Murray, the No. 4 seed, but lost to him in October in the finals women burberry shirts cheap at Tokyo.

Murray, 24, looking to break the Nadal-Djokovic-Roger Federer triumvirate, had relished another shot against Nadal.

“Every time you play against one of the top guys in the world, it’s always a good opportunity to see where your game’s at,” Murray said.Hugo boss eyeglasses for men, cheap hugo boss glasses for women 2012 sale.

Nadal is hoping for a speedy recovery, and he still plans to begin his clay-court season in mid-April at the Monte Carlo Masters.

“It looks like it’s nothing really different than happened a few times in the past,” he said. “Hopefully, with a few days off and with the right treatment, I will be in the right condition to start to practice on Cheap louis vuitton men shoes 2012 hot sale brown the clay. I know what to do to get better quick, and that’s what we’re going to try.”