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Defending Olympic champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Games with an undisclosed fitness problem Thursday, ending his chances of winning a second straight gold medal. "I am not in condition to compete in the London Olympics and therefore will not travel as planned with the Spanish delegation to take part in the games," the third-ranked Spaniard said in a statement.

Lukas Rosol, ranked 100th, pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the past decade of men’s tennis, blasting his way past Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal was worried. A guy so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open, got a real case of nerves during the 18 hours he and Novak Djokovic waited for the restart of their rain-interrupted final at Roland Garros.

For the fourth straight time in a Grand Slam final, it will be Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal....

Tennis.com: Serbian has won past five matches against Spaniard, and they meet again Monday

On a day judged as much by elapsed time as games won, Rafael Nadal came out looking the freshest. Nadal and Andy Murray won Friday to set up a semifinal matchup at the U.S. Open. They'll be back on the court Saturday - their third straight day of tennis at a tournament that has been forced into some drastic scheduling changes after losing two days to the rain.

Defending champ Rafael Nadal took full advantage of a fresh start, dominating Gilles Muller when their rain-delayed match resumed at the U.S. Open.

Rafael Nadal had a relatively comfortable time on court but a frightening and painful one off it at the U.S. Open on Sunday, collapsing in agony during his post-match press conference.

New world No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal in four sets to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for the first time.

Novak Djokovic, the 24-year-old Serbian who is 47-1 this season, beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Rafael Nadal, the defending champion, ousted Andy Murray.