'Wimbledon loss not as bad as Aus woe'
Rafael Nadal insisted on Sunday that his Wimbledon final defeat to Novak Djokovic was not the worst of his career, claiming his double dose of Australian Open misery was tougher to take.
Nadal, the defending champion, was beaten 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 by the red-hot Djokovic who will take the Spaniard's world No 1 spot on Monday.
But for Nadal, the memories of Melbourne are still raw for the 25-year-old, who was in tears in January after his injury-ruined quarterfinal against compatriot David Ferrer.
A year earlier, knee tendinitis forced him to retire from his quarterfinal with Andy Murray.
"The toughest moment was in Australia and I finished the match and I am injured....in 2010 I have to go out of Australia with an injury. That is the toughest moment. That's the game: sometimes you win; sometimes you lose," he said.
"Three weeks ago I was winning Roland Garros; today I was playing the final here and I lost.
"That's the sport. We started with 128 players. One has to win. I was the second. It's a good result for me."