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MELBOURNE : Casper Ruud defended his decision to play exhibition matches against Rafa Nadal in South America ahead of the Australian Open but said it may not have been the ideal preparation after the top two seeds crashed out following second-round defeats.
MELBOURNE : Alexander Zverev slumped out of the Australian Open in the second round at the hands of American Michael Mmoh on Thursday, fulfilling the low expectations he had about his trip to Melbourne Park.
MELBOURNE : Katie Volynets' stunning Australian Open win over ninth-seeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova on Thursday would have felt a bit sweeter for her extended family in Ukraine, who take pride in her achievements amid an ongoing war.
MELBOURNE : Jenson Brooksby blew another huge hole in the Australian Open draw by sending second seed Casper Ruud tumbling out in the second round on Thursday, a day after his fellow American Mackenzie McDonald had ushered Rafa Nadal to the exit.
MELBOURNE : World number two Rafa Nadal will be sidelined for six to eight weeks by the hip flexor injury he suffered during his second-round loss at the Australian Open, the Spaniard's team said on Thursday.
Nadal's title defence ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to a 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by Mackenzie McDonald, the latest chapter in a long history of fitness problems at Melbourne Park.The 36-year-old had an MRI scan on his left leg in Melbourne on Thursday, which revealed a grade 2 injury in the Illiopsoas, the primary hip flexor."He will be resting the next days once back in Spain and will start with anti-inflammatory physiotherapy," his team said in a statement.
MELBOURNE : Aryna Sabalenka shook off a slow start to power past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1 and move into the Australian Open third round on Thursday, as normal service resumed at the season's first Grand Slam after two days interrupted by heat and rain.