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Aegon Championships 2017: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Queen's Club

Former champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club after being advised to rest by his doctor.

The 31-year-old Spaniard, who won a record 10th French Open on Sunday, said he had had a "long clay court season".

"My body needs to rest if I am going to be ready to play Wimbledon," said world number two Nadal, Wimbledon champion in 2008 and 2010.

The Aegon Championships start on 19 June, and Wimbledon on 3 July.

Nadal added: "I am sad to make this decision because I love Queen's, I won the tournament in 2008 and every time I reached the Wimbledon final it was after playing Queen's.