Rafael Nadal’s appearance at Wimbledon, which starts a fortnight on Monday, had looked unlikely from the moment he pulled out of the French Open after his second-round match.
The former world No 1 first felt the injury at last month’s Madrid Masters. After suffering increased pain at Roland Garros he was told that he could cause serious damage to the wrist if he continued playing.
A statement issued on Rafael Nadal’s behalf said that he would have to keep his left wrist in a cast for up to two more weeks, after which he would begin “anti-inflammatory rehabilitation and physiotherapy-based treatment”.
He is still hoping that rest and rehabilitation will cure the problem - inflammation of a tendon sheath in the wrist - without the need for surgery.
Nadal had already pulled out of next week’s Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club, which suffered an additional loss today when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew because of the thigh problem which forced him to retire from his third-round match at the French Open against Ernests Gulbis.
This will be only the second time since 2004 that Nadal has missed Wimbledon. He was also forced to skip the 2009 tournament because of problems with his knees.
Between 2006 and 2011 Nadal won Wimbledon twice and was runner-up three times, but in his last four appearances at the All England Club he has not gone beyond the fourth round.
However, he had shown a significant return to form this year until he was struck down by his latest injury.
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