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 | Davydenko misses Wimbledon and all the tournaments on grass27-05-2011 |
Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko has decided to skip Wimbledon - the third tournament of the season Grand Slam. Davydenko said he will not take part not only in Wimbledon, but in the other competitions on grass this year.
He explained that participation in the race for grass courts to change her passport in Moscow and pulls out a visa, but will fail to do so for the tournament in Halle, Germany June 4 to 12. Davydenko said that could arrive in England a few days before the start of Wimbledon / June 20-July 3 /, but sees no value in it. Russian does not fear it may bring fines for failure to Wimbledon without valid reasons. "With easy to prove that I have an injury," he said confidently. Davydenko lost in second round at Roland Garros by Croat Antonio Veich and then announced that the reason for defeat was his poor physical shape. Russian tennis player has played at Wimbledon nine times, but never has reached the later stages of the tournament.