AdvertisementOTHER TENNIS HEADLINES
- Defending champion Ferrer out of Ordina Open
- Ferrer cruises at Ordina Open
- Dementieva exits at Eastbourne
- Murray faces Wimbledon burden
- Nadal and Safina top seeds for Wimbledon
- Kuznetsova crashes out at Eastbourne
- Verdasco dumped out of Ordina Open
- Ferrer opens defence of Ordina title
- Dementieva sees off Kirilenko at Eastbourne
- Murray wins Queen's Club final
- Haas claims first grass title
- Rybarikova lands first career title
- Sharapova beaten in Aegon Classic semifinals by Li
- Djokovic and Haas reach Halle final
- Murray to face Blake in Queen's final
TENNIS: NEWS
Rafael Nadal lost in straight sets to Leyton Hewitt
Nadal struggles in Wimbledon warm-up
19 June 2009 05:05amRafael Nadal still looked hampered by his injured knees in an unsuccessful transition to grass Thursday and will decide Friday whether he is fit enough to defend the Wimbledon title.
Nadal played without tape on his sore knees but frequently looked a step slow in losing 6-4, 6-3 to Lleyton Hewitt in an exhibition match at the Hurlingham Club in London. It was Nadal's first match after losing to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open.
Nadal did not speak to reporters, but his uncle and coach Toni said it was still uncertain whether he can play at Wimbledon, which starts Monday.
Nadal plays another match against Stanislav Wawrinka on Friday, and Toni Nadal said the top-ranked player will make a decision after that.
AP
