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Rafael Nadal says playing Wimbledon is ‘not a good idea’ as he looks to prioritize Paris Olympics

Rafael Nadal feels quite unsure on his support at Wimbledon this year, saying it is "just plain dumb" as he hopes to focus on the Late spring Olympics on the Roland Garros mud. The 22-time huge homerun champion was killed in the principal round of the French Open by Alexander Zverev on Monday and said Paris 2024 is presently the "primary objective" for the mid year. The progress from earth to grass is the most troublesome surface change on the tennis schedule. Wimbledon starts off on July 1, with the Olympic tennis competition beginning under a month after the fact on July 27.
"It looks troublesome," Nadal, who won singles gold at Beijing 2008, said of his Wimbledon possibilities. "Truly, I can't affirm what's happening, yet as far as I might be concerned, presently it looks hard to make the change to grass, having the Olympics again on mud. "So I can't affirm anything, I want to converse with the group, I want to examine such countless realities, however I don't believe it will be shrewd after everything that happened to my body to now make a major change to something else altogether and afterward return quickly to earth. "Today, I feel that is just plain dumb. I can't affirm, however my inclination is, regardless of whether I'm reserved in Wimbledon since I needed to, I don't believe it's a positive thought at this moment." Nadal is likewise set to play in the copies at Paris 2024 with Carlos Alcaraz. The 37-year-old has battled with injury since the 2023 Australian Open and had to miss by far most of last season as he attempted to prepare his body for one final year on visit. After beforehand reporting that 2024 would probably be his last year in proficient tennis, Nadal made the way for a potential return in 2025 after his loss to Zverev, saying he is "not 100 percent sure" the misfortune was his last debut at Roland Garros. In any case, given his physical issue battles throughout the course of recent months, that's what nadal conceded, regardless of whether focuses on being good for the Olympics, there is no assurance he will be. "I can't let you know if I will be or won't be in one month and a half," Nadal said. "My body has been a wilderness for quite a long time and you don't have the foggiest idea what's in store. I awaken one day and I found a snake tearing into me; one more day, a tiger. "It's been a major battle with everything I went through, however the dynamic is positive the most recent couple of weeks. I felt prepared. I figure tomorrow I will be prepared to play in the future on the off chance that I needed to - yet I won't need to," he giggled. "I really want to clear my thoughts now and see what the new schedule is for me to be prepared for the Olympics. "I can't utter a word today, however my fundamental objective presently is to play the Olympics that will be here, so I really want to set myself up the legitimate way: to attempt to show up here sound and good to go - and afterward we should see."

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