London — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club as the tennis world’s No1 takes a break following his latest French Open triumph. Nadal crushed Dominic Thiem to clinch his 11th French Open title on Sunday, but the Spaniard hinted after the final that the toll on his body might force him to miss part of the grass court campaign. The 32-year-old is drained after playing 27 matches on clay over the past two months and confirmed on Wednesday that he would not play at Queen’s in 2018. "Queen’s is a great event. I have happy memories of winning the title in 2008 and I wanted to come back this year. But it has been a very long clay court season for me with great results," Nadal said. "I would like to say sorry to the tournament organisers and most of all to the fans that were hoping to see me play, but I have spoken to my doctors and I need to listen to what my body is telling me." Nadal has admitted he finds it hard to make the transition from ...
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