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- Rafael Nadal announced that he is pulling out of this year's Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics.
- He said he was "listening to my body."
- "The decision I take is focused looking at the mid and long term," he said.
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Rafael Nadal has announced that he will not play at this year's Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics.
The Spanish tennis star said in a Thurdsay Twitter thread that he made the decision after "listening" to his body.
"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," he said.
"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 the maximum level of competition."
He noted that the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon "didn't make it easier on my body to recuperate," adding: "The decision I take is focused looking at the mid and long term."
He has won Wimbledon twice and an Olympics gold medal in 2008.
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