Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open hampered by a bad hip
Rafael Nadal said he felt "sad" and "tired" on Wednesday, after his earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2016 Australian Open when he was eliminated in the first round.
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Ailing defending champion Nadal bows out of Australian Open
MELBOURN: Defending champion Rafael Nadal bowed out of the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday (Jan 18) after suffering an injury during his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald.
Injured Nadal makes early Australian Open exit, Gauff edges Raducanu
MELBOURNE: Defending champion Rafael Nadal hobbled out of the second round in a huge upset at the Australian Open on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff beat Emma Raducanu in a battle of the rising stars. Nadal’s wife Mery was in tears as the injury-hampered Spanish great lost to 65th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald at Rod Laver Arena, where the roof was closed because of more rain in Melbourne. The 36-year-old Nadal was clearly hindered by a hip issue that required a medical timeout, as he went down 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to the American.
'Mentally destroyed': Injured champion Rafael Nadal bows out of Australian Open
Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after aggravating a hip problem during his 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 defeat to Mackenzie McDonald -- the Spaniard's latest entry in an injury-blighted history at Melbourne Park.
"Destroyed Mentally": Rafael Nadal Reacts To Early Australian Open Exit
Rafael Nadal said he was "destroyed mentally" after slumping out of the Australian Open with a second-round defeat Wednesday in which he struggled badly with a hip injury. But the 36-year-old defending champion said he loved tennis and hopes to keep going, despite his latest injury disappointment. The Spanish great hurt himself stretching for a shot in the second set against American Mackenzie McDonald, and while he battled on, his movement was hampered and he lost 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Rafael Nadal's Australian Open defence ends in the second round
Rafael Nadal's defence of his Australian Open title ended in injury and defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.
Rafael Nadal's injury woes at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE : Top seed Rafael Nadal lost his second round match to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open on Wednesday after suffering an injury.