Rafael Nadal to Miss Wimbledon, Will Focus on Paris Olympics

Rafael Nadal introduced on Thursday that he will miss 2024 Wimbledon to as a substitute emphasis on preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This information is massive as it could’ve been Nadal’s final Wimbledon. He’s a two-time Wimbledon champion, profitable the tournament in 2008 and 2010. Even though he has not formally made a retirement determination public, he’s hinted over the previous yr that this calendar year could be his last 12 months on the tour.

His decision to miss Wimbledon boiled down to him seeking to solely train on clay courts for the Olympics, in which he will lover up with fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in doubles. He will not want to shift his coaching and play on grass courts in among.

“With this intention, we imagine that the best for my body is not to alter floor and retain taking part in on clay until eventually then. It is for this motive that I will miss out on taking part in at the Championships this yr at Wimbledon,” Nadal wrote on social media. “I am saddened not to be ready to reside this 12 months the good environment of that incredible celebration that will constantly be in my coronary heart, and be with all the British admirers that often gave me fantastic assist. I will miss out on you all.”

The 38-yr-outdated has missed rather a bit of the time currently simply because of belly injuries. He skipped almost the whole 2023 year due to the fact of a hip personal injury, that means he also was absent for the 2023 Wimbledon match.

Nadal wrote that he will participate in in the Nordea Open in mid-July, which is performed in Bastad, Sweden. It is a clay court event.