Nadal vows to find a way to return to No. 1

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Rafael Nadal knows he can’t shrug off this latest loss to Novak Djokovic as a coincidence.

Nadal leaves the All England Club having lost two of the most prized possessions in tennis — the Wimbledon title and the No. 1 ranking. The man who has robbed him of both, Djokovic, beat him in Sunday’s final 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.

It is the fifth time this year that Nadal has lost to Djokovic in a final, and the Spaniard was quick to face facts.

Nadal says “when one player beats you five times it’s because today my game don’t bother him a lot.”

Nadal spent several years as the No. 2 player behind Roger Federer before surpassing the Swiss star. He says he expects to be back at the top again soon.

He says “I’m going to be here fighting all the time, waiting (for) my moment.”