Nadal refuses Wimbledon and will prepare the Games on Bastad grounds | Relief

What was an open secret is confirmed: Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon and will focus all his efforts on Olympic Games Paris 2024, which will be held on the clay of Roland Garros.

After being eliminated in the first round of Roland Garros at the end of May, the 22-time Grand Slam champion has already made it clear that he has no idea about participating in Wimbledon 2024. “After everything my body has been through, Going to a completely different surface, such as grass, and then back to dirt would be unwise. This doesn’t seem like a positive idea to me.“These are Nadal’s words after his defeat to Alexander Zverev in Paris.

Now, two weeks later, Nadal confirmed he will skip the grass tour and return to competition from July 15 to 21 at the ATP250 tournament in Bastad..

“During the post-match press conference at Roland Garros, I was asked about my summer schedule and I answered:I’ve been training on clay ever since. Yesterday it was announced that I will be competing in the Summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics. To this end, we believe that the best thing for my body is not to change surfaces. and until then, continue to play on clay. For this reason, I will not play at Wimbledon this year,” Nadal said on his social networks.

“To prepare for the Olympic Games, I will play a tournament in Bastad., Sweden. A tournament I played in early in my career and had a great time both on and off the court. Hope to see you all there,” the former number one added.

“Rafa is back and we are very happy,” the tournament said on Twitter, also explaining that Nadal will get the wildcard and that’s it will not use protected rating.

After the game in Bastad, the Spaniard will head to Paris to complete his preparations for the Olympic Games. Nadal plans to play singles and doubles tournament with Carlos Alcaraz.