Queen’s champion Rafael Nadal to play one more match on grass before competing at Wimbledon 2008.
Nadal, World No 2, will be up against Marat Safin at an exhibition match at the Fortis Tennis Classic on Friday at the Hurlingham Club in London.
Nadal stole the Artois title with a 7-6, 7-5 power win over Djokovic just 7 days after winning the French Open 2008.
“I’m a little bit tired but I think with a few days’ rest I’m going to be ready for Wimbledon,” said Nadal.
“And if not, it does not matter, because Wimbledon is very important and the motivation is 100%.”
Nadal is planning to become the first man to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year since Bjorn Borg did so in 1980.
“I’ve made it to two Wimbledon finals so sure, I can win, but it’s a lot of work”, said Nadal
The other big names to be playing at Hurlingham will be Tomas Berdych, Tommy Haas and James Blake.
Spain’s Carlos Moya, Argentines Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela, and Japan’s Akiko Morigami have pulled out of Wimbledon with injuries.
They will be replaced by Argentines Martin Vassallo Arguello and Brian Dabul, Croatian Roko Karanusic, and Renato Voracova of the Czech Republic.
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