Rafa Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July with a view to put together for the Olympic Games in Paris which shall be performed on the clay courts at Roland Garros, the Spaniard mentioned on Thursday.
Nadal, a report 14-times winner of the French Open, has been removed from his greatest after coming back from accidents and he exited the match at Roland Garros within the first spherical this yr, dropping in straight units to eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev.
The 38-year-old missed virtually all of 2023 with a hip drawback and his comeback earlier this yr was stalled by a muscle tear, earlier than small niggles affected his preparation for the claycourt main.
“During my post match press conference at Roland Garros I was asked about my summer calendar and since then I have been practising on clay. It was announced yesterday that I will play at the summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics,” Nadal mentioned.
“With this aim, we consider that the perfect for my physique is to not change floor and hold taking part in on clay till then. It’s because of this that I’ll miss taking part in on the championships this yr at Wimbledon.
“I am saddened not to be able to live this year the great atmosphere of that amazing event that will always be in my heart, and be with all the British fans that always gave me great support. I will miss you all.”
Nadal, who received an Olympic singles gold medal in 2008 and a doubles gold in 2016, will staff up with newly-crowned French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz to play within the doubles on the Olympics.
A twice-champion at Wimbledon, Nadal mentioned he would proceed his preparations for the Olympics by taking part in within the ATP 250 claycourt occasion in Bastad, Sweden that shall be performed from July 15.
The Paris Olympics run from July 26-Aug. 11.
Source: www.anews.com.tr