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Related: About this forumDefending champion Nadal pulls out of London Olympics
By Associated Press,
MADRID Defending champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Olympics on Thursday with an undisclosed injury, leaving the tennis competition without one of its leading stars and robbing Spains team of its flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
Nadal won the French Open for a record seventh time this year but has struggled with left knee problems at times during the season. Shortly after winning his 11th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, he lost to 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon.
Nadal has not played since.
The third-ranked Nadal said Thursday he wasnt in condition to compete at the Olympic tennis tournament which also will be held at Wimbledon.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/defending-champion-rafael-nadal-pulls-out-of-london-olympics-because-of-lack-of-fitness/2012/07/19/gJQA71aovW_story.html
Wonder if Federer can pull it off again at Centre Court?
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)in the final.
I don't like Rafroid and I don't trust him. I think the "undisclosed" injury is just an excuse to buy him time to let the illegal peds work through his system...the Olympics standards for testing are high...ATP are pretty much non-existent.
TBF
(32,068 posts)I don't trust Rafa and I especially do not trust Uncle Tony.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I don't think Rafa's all that smart...at least not smart enough to figure out all the stuff he's taken.