Spaniard Nadal lost to American McDonald in the second round and flew out of the Australian Open
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has been eliminated from the 2023 Australian Open. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The 36-year-old athlete could not reach the third round of the tournament. In the second round, he lost to American Mackenzie McDonald. The meeting ended in three sets with a score of 4:6, 4:6, 5:7. During the match, Nadal experienced problems with his legs, which is why he sought medical help in the second set.
Nadal won the Australian Open in 2022. In the final match, he was stronger than the Russian Daniil Medvedev. The decisive match lasted more than five hours and ended with the score 2:6, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:4, 7:5 in favor of the Spaniard.
Nadal is the holder of the career Golden Slam in singles. He won 22 victories in the tournaments of the series, including 14 times became the champion of Roland Garros. In the current ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the Spaniard ranks second.
Source: Lenta
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