Rafael Nadal confirmed he will miss Wimbledon in order to focus on competing at his "last Olympics" in Paris. (More Tennis News)
The Royal Spanish Tennis Federation confirmed on Wednesday the 22-time major winner will featur꧒e in 🌌the men's singles and men's doubles events, which will be played on the clay courts of Roland-Garros.
Nadal, who will partner Carlos Alcaraz in the doubles, played what was e♌xpected to be his final French Open campaign last month, where he said he was unlikely to play at Wimbledon following𝄹 his first-round exit to Alexander Zverev.
And the 38-year-old confirmed his decision on his social media channels, opting to continue his preparations on clay rather than switching from grass at the All England Club, where he is a tw🌃o-time champion.
"It was announced yesterd🃏ay that I will play at the Summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics," said Nadal, who will prepare for the Olympics by entering the ATP 250 event in Bastad earlier in July.
"With this goal, we believe that the best thing for my boꩵdy is no𒊎t to change surfaces, and to keep playing on clay until then. It's for this reason that I will miss playing at the Championships this year at Wimbledon.
"I am saddened not to be able to live this ye🥃ar the great atmosphere of th꧃at amazing event that will always be in my heart, and be with all the British fans that always gave me great support. I will miss you all."
