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Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal plays down knee injury after shock loss to Steve Darcis | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal refuses to make 'excuse' for shock first round loss | Tennis | Sport | Express.co.uk
![James Lawton at Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal badly out of tune as Nowhere Man Steve Darcis seizes his chance | The Independent | The Independent James Lawton at Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal badly out of tune as Nowhere Man Steve Darcis seizes his chance | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/06/24/21/74-nadal-gt.jpg)
James Lawton at Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal badly out of tune as Nowhere Man Steve Darcis seizes his chance | The Independent | The Independent
![Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/06/24/21/74-steve-darcis-rt.jpg?width=1200&height=900)
Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent
We Are Tennis on Twitter: "Remember (or not): @Wimbledon 2013, a cursed year for Nadal and Federer 😖 Round 1 ❌ Nadal 🤛 Darcis 7-6 7-6 6-4 Round 2 ❌ Federer 🤛 Stakhovsky 7-6 6-7 7-5 7-6 https://t.co/rLoweJ1ojn" / Twitter
![Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/06/24/21/74-steve-darcis-rt.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Wimbledon 2013: Even the family of Steve Darcis, the man who stunned Rafael Nadal, are shocked by the result | The Independent | The Independent
![Belgian Steve Darcis celebrates after winning his first-round match against Spanish Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 24, 2013. Darcis, the135th ranked, beat Belgian Steve Darcis celebrates after winning his first-round match against Spanish Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 24, 2013. Darcis, the135th ranked, beat](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P5A8Y3/belgian-steve-darcis-celebrates-after-winning-his-first-round-match-against-spanish-rafael-nadal-at-the-wimbledon-championships-at-the-all-england-club-in-london-on-june-24-2013-darcis-the135th-ranked-beat-no-5-nadal-with-straight-sets-7-6-7-6-6-4-the-roland-garros-champion-became-the-first-player-to-lose-in-the-first-round-of-wimbledon-since-gustavo-kuerten-in-1997-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2P5A8Y3.jpg)