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Nadal plays down Wimbledon chances

ESPN staff
June 19, 2011
Top heavy men's draw

Rafael Nadal admits it would be impossible to repeat his triple grand slam success of 2010.

The Spaniard sealed a career Grand Slam at last year's US Open, having already clinched the 2010 French Open and Wimbledon titles.

Having missed the defence of his 2008 Wimbledon crown with injury two years ago Nadal is unbeaten at the All England Club since 2007, but despite defending his Roland Garros title, Nadal believes his chances of claiming two more majors this year are remote.

"Last year was in my opinion very impossible to repeat - three grand slams in a row," Nadal said. "I am very happy about what's going on this season. But I don't think I will repeat what I did last year for sure."

A third Wimbledon crown would see Nadal claim his 11th grand slam title, and close in on Roger Federer's haul of 16 major titles, but the Spaniard insists he can only dream of eclipsing Federer's record.

"I am not close to the 16 of Roger," Nadal said. "Sixteen is a lot. We can dream about a lot of things. For me it's a dream."

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