to skip mandatory media sessions. nadal will miss competition at the all england club and next month s gaumz in tokyo. he ll take time to recover after listening to my body. wish him all the best. meanwhile, american simone manuel, first black woman to win an individual swimming gold medal won t get a chance to defend her title in tokyo. after failing to meet the 100 meter freestyle finals failing to make the freestyle finals at u.s. owe lum pick trials last night. 12 lochte is one medal away from qualifying for the fifth games. if he finishes first or second in tonight s final, he ll become the oldest male swimmer to make an olympic team. wow. let s turn now to major league baseball. one day after the league eased coronavirus restrictions for vaccinated players and staff, l.a. two-way sensation took the mound in front of the first full capacity crowd in anaheim since