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Rafael Nadal to Skip Wimbledon This Summer to Focus on Paris Olympics

Jun 13, 2024, 01:19 PM

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will skip this year's Wimbledon Championships to focus on preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. The decision means that the two-time Wimbledon champion may have played his last match at the tournament, with his last notable appearance being a quarter-final win against Taylor Fritz two years ago. Nadal, who expressed being saddened by the decision, plans to maintain his training on clay courts, including participating in a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, as part of his preparation for the Olympics.