It turns out that Spain's Rafael Nadal, who is third in the world ranking in men's tennis singles, will miss the Tokyo Olympics.

This was revealed by Nadal on his Twitter account on the 17th.



Nadal said he would miss the Wimbledon Championships and the Tokyo Olympics, which will start on the 28th of this month. "It wasn't an easy decision, but after thinking about my body and discussing with the team, this was the right decision for me. For the Olympics, it has a lot of meaning and was a priority. I want to send a special message to everyone in the UK and Japan. "



35-year-old Nadal is third in the men's singles world rankings and missed the French Open singles in Paris until this month for the first time in five years.



At the Olympics, he won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics singles.