Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Tokyo Olympics and Wimbledon.© AFP
Rafael Nadal took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that he will not take part within the upcoming Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics 2020. In a sequence of tweets, Spain’s tennis star mentioned that the choice was not a simple one to make however he needed to take the decision to delay his profession. “Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision,” Nadal tweeted.
Hi all, I’ve determined to not take part at this yr’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s by no means a simple resolution to take however after listening to my physique and talk about it with my group I perceive that it’s the proper resolution
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 17, 2021
The objective is to delay my profession and proceed to do what makes me completely satisfied, that’s to compete on the highest degree and maintain combating for these skilled and private targets at he most degree of competitors.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 17, 2021
“The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy, that is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at he maximum level of competition,” he added.
Nadal identified that the scheduling of Wimbledon and French Open did not give his physique the time to get better after a “demanding season.”
The proven fact that there has solely been 2 weeks between RG and Wimbledon, did not make it simpler on my physique to recuperate after the all the time demanding clay court docket season. They have been two months of nice effort and the choice I take is concentrated trying on the mid and long run.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 17, 2021
The Olympic Games all the time meant so much and so they had been all the time a precedence as a Sports individual, I discovered the spirit that each sports activities individual on this planet needs to stay. I personally had the prospect to stay 3 of them and had the respect to be the flag bearer for my nation.”
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 17, 2021
Nadal was final seen in motion within the French Open the place he misplaced to world primary Novak Djokovic in an epic semi-final.
Nadal has received 20 Grand Slam titles, the joint-most with Roger Federer.
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