Rafael Nadal Will Skip Wimbledon so He Doesn’t Have to Switch From Grass to Clay for Olympics

Rafael Nadal Will Skip Wimbledon so He Doesn’t Have to Switch From Grass to Clay for Olympics
Rafael Nadal of Spain waves to the crowd as he walks off after his defeat by Alexander Zverev of Germany in the Men's Singles first round match on Day Two of the 2024 French Open in Paris on May 27, 2024. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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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.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club, then needing to go back to clay for the Summer Games.