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Nadal to travel to Wimbledon

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 6:38 PM

Rafael Nadal will travel to London next Tuesday in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title despite having played with pain in his knees for months.



The top-ranked Spaniard says on his Web site that he underwent two days of medical tests in Barcelona and will undergo two weeks of physical therapy in a bid to be fit for the tournament, which starts June 22.



Nadal withdrew from a grass-court warmup event at Queen\'s Club this week.



His 31-match winning streak at the French Open ended with a fourth-round loss to eventual finalist Robin Soderling.



Spanish Tennis Federation physician Dr. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro says Nadal has tendinitis in both knees.