The sleepy town of Manacor on the island of Mallorca was out on the streets to welcome back its most famous resident, Rafael Nadal. The whole town converged outside the town hall to give him a rousing reception.
Nadal said he needed time off to shake off a persistent knee injury.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-from-mercedes-cup/68503-5.html
Nadal ended Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon on Sunday.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/in-pics-nadal-dethrones-federer-in-a-marathon-match/68421-5.html
Federer's loss ends his 65-match winning streak on grass.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wimbledon-nadal-ends-federers-victory-run--pics-fedex/68420-5.html
Andrea Jaeger made the claim in an interview published in The Daily Mail.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/jaeger-let-navratilova-win-1983-wimbledon-final-report/68366-5.html
She subdued her younger sister Serena Williams 7-5 6-4.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/in-pics-venus-the-winning-williams-of-wimbledon/68362-5.html
She defeated her younger sister Serena Williams in the final.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/venus-wins-wimbledon-womens-singles-title--pics/68358-5.html
The Indo-Czech pair lost in five sets to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wimbledon-paesdlouhy-crash-out-indian-challenge-ends/68314-5.html
Federer also stretched his grass-court winning streak to 65 matches.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/federer-sweeps-aside-safin-to-meet-nadal-in-final/68300-5.html
It will be the first all-Williams final at any tournament since 2003.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/venus-to-face-serena-in-wimbledon-final/68273-5.html
His victory set up a semi-final meeting with two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wimbledon-schuettler-completes-mens-semifinal-lineup/68272-5.html
Roger Federer put on a masterful performance to beat Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nadal-joins-federer-safin-in-wimbledon-semis/68216-5.html
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