"Never An Easy Decision": Rafael Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics

Rafael Nadal took to Twitter to reveal that he will not participate in this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics 2020

Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year's Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It's never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy, that is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at he maximum level of competition. The fact that there has only been 2 weeks between RG and Wimbledon, didn't make it easier on my body to recuperate after the always demanding clay court season. They have been two months of great effort and the decision I take is focused looking at the mid and long term. The Olympic Games always meant a lot and they were always a priority as a Sports person, I found the spirit that every sports person in the world wants to live. I personally had the chance to live 3 of them and had the honor to be the flag bearer for my country." Rafael Nadal took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that he won't participate in the upcoming Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics 2020. In a series of tweets, Spain's tennis star said that the decision was not an easy one to make but he had to take the call to prolong his career. "Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year's Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It's never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision," Nadal tweeted. "The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy, that is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at he maximum level of competition," he added. Nadal pointed out that the scheduling of Wimbledon and French Open didn't give his body the time to recover after a "demanding season."