Rafael Nadal has officially announced his withdrawal from the 2012 London Olympics. The Spaniard cited continued issues with his knees as the reason he won’t be able to defend his 2008 Beijing gold.

Rafa unfortunately will miss the honor of being Flag Bearer for Spain also.

Uncle Toni was on Spanish Radio quoting "Current Knee Injury is different from others times. This  Knee injury is not healed yet & requires needs more time. Unsure of when Rafa will return.Rafa could skip out on Toronto & Cincinnati and go directly to The USOpen. Still is unsure, it all depends on the knee.