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Nadal out of Stuttgart with knee problem (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Mon, 07/07/2008 - 06:51

One day after winning the Wimbledon title for the first time, Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Mercedes Cup on Monday with unspecified knee problems.

The second-ranked Spaniard traveled to the Weissenhof tennis center to tell promoters personally of his withdrawal as the clay-court event's defending champion and star attraction.