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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon because of wrist injury

Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon because of the wrist injury that forced him to retire from the French Open, he announced Thursday.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion looked in form at Roland Garros, where he is a nine-time champion, easing past Sam Groth and Facundo Bagnis in straight sets to reach the third round.

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Nadal, 30, was unable to go any further in the clay-court major, though, withdrawing ahead of a scheduled third-round encounter against Marcel Gronellers after the pain in his left wrist became too much to bear.