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 | Nadal refused to play against Djokovic in the charity match, "Santiago Bernabeu"4-07-2012 |
Seven-time champion of the "Roland Garros" Rafael Nadal (Spain) declined to participate in a scheduled charity match against world No 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) because of injury on Thursday.
The match had to be played on June 14 at the stadium of the football giants Real Madrid, "Santiago Bernabeu".
It was expected the show to gather a record audience for a tennis match around 80,000 spectators.
"Medical studies have shown inflammation of a tendon in my knee and the doctors recommended a two-week vacation," said Nadal, who surprisingly eliminated in the second round of "Wimbledon" last week.
"I'm very sorry for the fans. We will try to find a new date and to play that game," he added.
Revenues of the game had to be distributed in various charities.