Rafael Nadal Won’t Compete in the London Olympics

Rafael Nadal

This morning, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal confirmed he will not participate in the London Olympics this year due to a knee injury.

In a statement, the player said: “I am not able to compete in London and therefore I will not travel with the Spanish delegation.”

ATP number three, was preparing to defend the gold medal achieved in Beijing 2008 apart from being the champion of Spain in the opening ceremony.

“Today is one of the saddest days of my career, because one of the greatest illusions and perhaps most special moment was to be the champion of Spain in the opening ceremony of the Games in London, so you can imagine how difficult has been making this decision,” he added.

(BG)