Nadal to miss Wimbledon to focus on doubles bid with Alcaraz at Paris Olympics
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts to winning a point against Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during their Gold medal singles tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Augiust 17, 2008
RAFAEL NADAL is set to miss Wimbledon to prepare for the Olympic Games, where he will team up with Carlos Alcaraz in a dream doubles partnership.
The expected news was confirmed by Spain’s Olympic team captain, David Ferrer, today, with Nadal having said last month that it would not be good for his body to switch surfaces from clay to grass.
With Nadal expected to retire at some point this year, it appears his final match at Wimbledon will be a quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz in 2022, following which he withdrew from the tournament because of an abdominal injury.
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