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Nadal to miss Wimbledon to focus on Olympics

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon this year in order to focus on the Olympics in Paris.

The 38-year-old Spaniard said he will compete in a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, as preparation for the Olympic tennis tournament which begins on 27 July.

Wimbledon, where Nadal won in 2008 and 2010, starts on 1 July.

Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, said he was "saddened" to be missing the "great atmosphere" of Wimbledon, which "will always be in my heart".

Following his first-round exit at the French Open last month, Nadal said returning to the clay at Roland Garros at the Olympics was now his main target.