Miami, FL -- (SBWire) -- 03/18/2013 --Number 5 player Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the Sony Open Tennis tournament. The left-hander from Spain just resumed his playing last month after several months out with a knee injury.

"We are disappointed to hear the news that Rafael Nadal will not be competing in Miami this year, especially given his strong results since his return to the Tour," Sony Open tournament director Adam Barrett said in a statement. The tennis star did not state a reason for missing the tournament.

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The Sony Open tennis tournament is the 12-day "Winter Wimbledon" or "Miami Masters" Sony Open boasts the participation of the world's top men's and women's tennis players. The Sony Tennis Open will take place March 8-31, 2013 in Key Biscayne at Crandon Park, which is near Miami, Florida.

Since its birth in 1985, the top tennis players from around the world have played and won the Sony Open. Names like Federer, Aggasi, Lendel and Djokovic have held up the trophy on the men’s side, while the Williams sisters, Steffi Graf, and Martina Hingis are a small sample of the women’s champions. This year the world’s top tennis players will come to Miami to compete in the Sony Open. When buying Sony Open Tickets choose Tickets of America.

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