Nadal to skip Queen's next year due to tax laws

SHANGHAI - Rafael Nadal says he will not play the traditional Wimbledon warmup event at Queen's Club next year, citing stringent British tax laws. Nadal says he can "lose money" when he plays at a tournament in Britain because of the tax laws. But the No. 2-ranked Spaniard says he will play Wimbledon and next month's ATP World Tour finals in London. Overseas athletes are taxed on prize money and appearance fees in Britain, and also on a proportion of their worldwide endorsement earnings. Instead of playing at Queen's next year, Nadal decided to accept an invitation to enter the grass-court tournament held the same week in Halle, Germany. Nadal has played at Queen's in five of the past six years, winning in 2008. He missed the 2009 tournament because of a knee injury.