Shirtless Rafael Nadal soaks up the sun on a yacht in Formentera

He pulled out of Wimbledon in dramatic fashion last week on the eve of his semi-final against Nick Kyrgios with a torn abdominal.

And Rafael Nadal was taking some time off to relax after the disappointing tournament as he enjoyed a holiday in Formentera on Monday.

The 36-year-old Spaniard showed off his sporty physique as he sunbathed on a yacht and enjoyed a jet ski ride.

He kept cool in the summer heat wearing light blue patterned swim shorts that showed off his deep tan.

Rafa was accompanied by a male friend during his time on the boat, but his wife Maria Francisca Perello – who is pregnant with their first child – was not with him.

The tennis star looked happy and relaxed during the day at sea where he energetically jumped on a jet ski and enjoyed a ride around the waves.

It comes after Rafael gave up his fight to win the Grand Slam of the calendar last week by withdrawing from Wimbledon.

The star announced he was stepping down after a 45-minute training session earlier on Thursday in which he clearly looked embarrassed.

In doing so, he gave Nick Kyrgios a bye to what was his first Grand Slam final.

Nadal remains unbeaten at the Grand Slam in 2022 after winning the Australian Open and the French Open. He decided that the abdominal injury hampering his serve was not going to allow him to compete properly.

Nadal’s unlikely push for the Grand Slam schedule was always likely to be derailed by his increasingly uncooperative body.

At Roland-Garros, he explained that his doctor had to “put his foot to sleep” to pass the tournament and that he was no longer going to undergo a series of injections for the grass season.

Such has been his continued success, it’s easy to forget he’s closer to 40 than 30, and he missed the second half of last season with the first outbreak of foot problems.

During a press conference Thursday evening at 7:20 p.m., Nadal confirmed: “Unfortunately, as you can imagine, I am here because I have to withdraw from the tournament.”

“As everyone saw yesterday, I had abdominal pain and something was wrong there. It is confirmed, I have a tear in the muscle and the communication is too late.

“I thought all day about the decision to make, but I think it doesn’t make sense to go there, even if I try throughout my career to continue.

“These are very difficult circumstances, but it’s obvious that if I continue the injury will get worse and worse.”

“I never thought about the calendar slam, I thought about my diary and my happiness,” Nadal said.

“I’m making the decision because I don’t believe I can win two matches under these circumstances.

“It’s not just that I can’t serve at the right speed, it’s that I can’t make the normal motion to serve.

“After that, to imagine myself winning two matches, and out of respect for myself in a way, I don’t want to go out there and not be competitive enough to play at the level that I need to achieve my goals. .”