The Guardian -
24 Jun 2013 23:47

A second successive early exit at Wimbledon brings the Spaniard's knee injury problems into sharp focus once more Few players handle defeat with the dignity or perspective Rafael Nadal brings to that morale-crushing experience. If there were triumph to be extracted from losing in straight sets to Steve Darcis, a 29-year-old Belgian with a big serve, a love of the grasscourt game and more self-belief than might be expected of a player ranked 135 in the world, the Spaniard found it. His refusal un...
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