LONDON: Rafael Nadal has taken a tumble in practice and lost two warm-up matches in what has appeared a problematic build-up to Wimbledon but he was adamant on Saturday that he will be ready to launch a concerted assault on a third title.
His two defeats at Hurlingham, though, suggested that he has work to do to rediscover his best as he faces what looks a fiendishly difficult path in this year's event. "In Hurlingham, I didn't play bad, just played against players that have been playing on grass for many more days, competitive start. The unpredictable Australian has beaten Nadal both at Wimbledon back in 2014 and also this year in Acapulco, with an extra edge having been added by Kyrgios's comments about the Spaniard being"super salty" when he loses.
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