Nadal skipping Wimbledon to prepare for Paris Olympics
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years.
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![Rafael Nadal pictured the most recent time he won Wimbledon in 2010. He prefers to remain playing on clay court leading up to the Paris Olympics, so he’ll skip this year’s tourney on the grass at the All England Club and compete in a Swedish tourney. Men's tennis player holds the Championship trophy after winning thesingles final at Wimbledon on July 4, 2010 in London, England.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7233697.1718287912!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nadal-rafael-100704-1180.jpg)
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years.