Australian Open, where he suffered a serious psoas tear (abdominal muscle) that kept him out until January this year.
Since then, Nadal has been working to get back for a potential final Roland Garros tournament, in what could be his last year as a professional tennis player.
However, the 37-year-old does not appear to be as likely to compete at Wimbledon, despite appearing on the initial entry list.
“It looks difficult, honestly. I can’t confirm what’s going on, but it looks difficult to make the transition to grass, having the Olympics again on clay,” admitted Nadal in his press conference. “I cannot confirm anything, I have to talk with the team to analyse so many facts.”
He continued, “But I don’t think it’s going to be smart after all the things that happened to my body to make a big transition to a completely different surface and then come back immediately to clay. Today I feel that’s not a good idea.”
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