Rafael Nadal to Skip Wimbledon, Olympics to Prolong Career
Rafael Nadal of Spain falls over after chasing a shot from Novak Djokovic, May 16.
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Rafael Nadal said he won’t participate in Wimbledon or the Tokyo Olympic Games in an effort to prolong his tennis career.
Nadal cited a compressed schedule with Wimbledon starting two weeks after the French Open finished up. The Spaniard fell in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the major.