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Rafa Nadal moves away from Wimbledon … and the Olympics?

The defeat of Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is a difficult scenario for the tennis fan to assimilate, even for the teammates of the Manacorense. But for the one who is turning out to be too novel is for Rafa himself, who could vary the roadmap he is used to in other seasons after his fall to Djokovic in a majestic match that lacked a minimum tennis, physical and mental to tie the victory.

Nadal , just turned 35, keeps returning to number one or playing as many tournaments as he can off his priority list of goals. The Spaniard wants quality and sign up for another Grand Slam for his record, so he must be 100% in the tournaments he plays. Next on his agenda was Wimbledon , but to this day, Rafa is not sure of playing the classic tournament par excellence in world tennis.

«We will see what is next, what will be my next event. The body after fighting every week for two months for clear goals gives you a slump. Wimbledon is in two weeks. It is different than when I was 25, 26 or 27 years old. Now I am 35. You have to see how I recover before making the decision of whether or not I play at Wimbledon. Right now I’m not able to make a decision because I don’t have the physicality or the mental clarity to think two weeks from now. I need to give myself a few days of vacation and tranquility, ” Nadal said in a statement after his elimination from Roland Garros and that although they raise some concern for his staunch, they are logical point by point.

Wimbledon begins on June 28 and has one week less difference with Roland Garros than usual, due to the delay of the French tournament in 2021. Thus, Rafa does not have time to play a tournament to test himself on the new surface, and he assured that he will not train immediately on grass either. “I would love to play at home, in Mallorca, but I never play the week before a Grand Slam and I’m not prepared to start training on grass in three days , which is what I would have to do to be playing a tournament on grass in a week. It is something unsustainable ”.

The situation around Rafa’s participation in Wimbledon remains up in the air, and the omens are not too optimistic, also taking into account the extreme competitiveness of the Spanish player and his recognized deficit of preparation in case of attending the tournament. London has been an almost obligatory stop for Nadal throughout his career, and only due to injury has he gotten off a table from which he has not been absent since 2016 and in which he was not present only in that year, 2009 and 2004, in addition of a 2020 in which the organization canceled the event due to the coronavirus.

The Games make Rafa doubt

Nadal will make a decision about his participation in Wimbledon imminently, within a sphere that could also lead him to lose third position in the ATP rankings. However, the fact of not playing in London could earn him options to be in the Tokyo Olympics, another appointment in which Rafa has not been able to ensure his presence, trying to be as honest as possible.

«I don’t know yet, I can’t give a clear answer because I don’t know. In a normal world I would never think of missing the Games, of course, we all know how important they are to me. In these situations, I do not know, we will see in a couple of months, “said Rafa during the Masters 1000 in Rome about a decision that may mark the hopes of Spain in a competition with good historical results such as tennis.

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