Rafael Nadal cannot be written off at the US Open despite going out in his first match in Cincinnati, says Eurosport expert Barbara Schett.
Borna Coric upset Nadal by beating the 22-time Grand Slam champion in three sets in the second round of the Cincinnati Open.
Ad Nadal was playing in his first match since pulling out of his Wimbledon semi-final with Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal tear in July which has hampered him for the last six weeks.
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