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Rafa Nadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week's Challenger tournament in Bordeaux as his participation in the French Open hangs in the balance, the clay-court event director has said.
Nadal has not played since the Australian Open in January due to a hip injury and is battling to be fit for the Roland Garros Grand Slam, which starts in Paris on May 28.
Jean-Baptiste Perlant told French publication L'Equipe: "I offered him [Nadal's agent Carlos Costa] one of the wildcards.
"He very kindly told me that Nadal was continuing his preparation at home, that he was not ready and was in a race against time to be ready for the French Open."
Nadal has won the French Open a record 14 times.