Between 2006-2011, Rafael Nadal played in five Wimbledon finals from as many London trips, winning two titles and losing to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard was the player to beat at the All England Club in 2008 and 2010, prevailing over Federer in that memorable 2008 final and toppling Tomas Berdych two years later to extend the streak.Nadal was in another title match in 2011, seeking the third title against an in-form Novak Djokovic, who ousted the Spaniard in four sets for his maiden Wimbledon trophy. As no one would have predicted back then, that was the last notable Wimbledon for Rafa in over half a decade, struggling to find the proper form on the grass in the years to come and earning only eight victories …

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