Wimbledon runner up Rafael Nadal returned to his home town following his defeat in Sunday’s final at the All England club.
Unfortunately the car he was travelling in, hit an electricity pylon, in Manacor, Mallorca, Spanish media reported on Tuesday. The accident then blacked out part of the Island’s electricity supply. Fortunately he was unhurt.
Spanish news agency Europa Press reported that "The pylon collapsed as a result of the impact and local radio station IB3 reported the accident had caused power cuts in the Portocristo area of the island."
Nadal then released a press release via the ATP:
"As you will have been able to find out through all the different means of communication, I had a minor accident, not serious, this morning at 9:30 when I was driving to the port of Puertocristo on Mallorca. I had been with some friends to go fishing and when I went over a pothole I lost control of the car a little and it made me bump into an electricity pylon. The speed that I was doing was very little [around 18-1/2 mph] and it was all OK. Let me tell you that I spent a fantastic day fishing with my friends. We caught something like 30 fish. I will carry on enjoying some days off; it's been a long time since I had some time off."
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