Rafael Nadal renounces Wimbledon and the Olympics!
Rafael Nadal will not compete at Wimbledon in 2021. He announced this via Twitter. The 35-year-old will also be without the Olympic Games.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jun 17, 2021, 01:58 pm
"Something like this is not an easy decision. But after listening to my body and discussing it with my team, I think it's the right one," wrote Nadal. The two-time Wimbledon Championships (2008, 2010) are absent from Church Road for the third time after 2004, 2009 and 2016.
"The goal is to extend my career and carry on with what makes me happy," continued Nadal. "That this year there are only two weeks between the end of the French Open and the start of Wimbledon," it has for mine Body is not relieved to recover after the exhausting clay court season. "It had been two months with great effort, the current decision is made from a medium and long-term perspective.
For the second time since 2012, Nadal has decided not to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which would have always been a priority for him. "I was allowed to take part three times and I was honored to carry the flag for my country," said Nadal.
He also won two Olympic gold medals, in 2008 in singles (in Beijing) and in 2016 in doubles (in Rio de Janeiro).
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