"Ow! Bloody Tennis Elbow"

"Ow! Bloody Tennis Elbow"

World number one Rafael Nadal will not defend his Wimbledon men’s singles crown because of a knee injury.

Nadal, struggling with tendinitis, tested out his fitness in exhibition matches on Thursday and Friday, but was unhappy with the state of his knee.

“Not to play Wimbledon is one of the toughest decisions in my career,” said the 23-year-old Mallorcan.

Nadal is the first champion not to defend his SW19 crown since Goran Ivanisevic skipped the event in 2002.

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