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Rafael Nadal's defence of his Australian Open title came to a brutal end in the second round against an inspired Mackenzie McDonald as the inspired Spaniard ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “I’m really happy with that match. The 36-year-old played the third set at walking pace, but he initially held firm as he saved a break point in game nine. By then it was clear that the former world No 1 was struggling and he took a medical timeout at 3-5 down as he struggled with a hip problem. “For you it does not matter, I cannot take the towel at any time. With you it’s always the same. [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/)

The Spaniard was defeated by American Mackenzie McDonald 4-6, 4-6, 5-7 in another pain-ridden effort.

He takes on one of Dalibor Svrcina and Yoshito Nishioka in the third round. There was a sense that even if Nadal gets past the current hurdle, his physical state and form are not enough for him to win in Melbourne again. Midway through the second set, trailing McDonald by a break, Nadal pulled up at the baseline following a rally, clutching his body with a grimacing look on his face.

A clearly hurting Rafael Nadal has lost his second-round match at the Australian Open to Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.

He squatted behind the baseline and placed his racket down on the court. McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. Nadal was visited by a trainer on the sideline, then left the court for a medical timeout. That also made Verdasco the lowest-ranked player to defeat Nadal in Australia — until, of course, McDonald on Wednesday. This is Nadal’s earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since bowing out in the first round in Melbourne in 2016 against No. He’s never going to give up, regardless of the situation, so even closing it out against a top guy like that is always tough,” said McDonald, a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016.

A clearly hurting Rafael Nadal lost his second-round match at the Australian Open to Mackenzie McDonald, abruptly ending his title defence and bid for a ...

2 but was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. McDonald is a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016. This is Nadal’s earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since bowing out in the first round in Melbourne in 2016 against No.

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साल के पहले ग्रैंड स्लैम ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन 2023 में नडाल पहली सीड के प्लेयर के तौर पर खेल रहे थे. नडाल के नाम सबसे ज्यादा 22 सिंगल्स ग्रैंड स्लैम खिताब जीतने का रिकॉर्ड भी है. Rafael Nadal Australian Open 2023: साल के पहले ग्रैंड स्लैम ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन 2023 में एक बड़ा उलटफेर देखने को मिला है.

Rafael Nadal out of Australian Open, 65th ranked player defeated in straight sets Australian Open: राफेल नडाल ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन से ...

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Australia Open 2023: मौजूदा चैम्पियन राफेल नडाल (Rafael Nadal) ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन (Australian Open) से बाहर हो ...

नडाल को दूसरे दौर में सीधे सेटों में हारे नडाल को यूएसए के मैकेंजी मैकडॉनल्ड ने 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 से हरा दिया. नडाल को हराकर मैकेंजी मैकडॉनल्ड ने कमाल कर दिया. सबसे हैरानी की बात ये है कि एक ओर जहां विश्व के नंबर वन खिलाड़ी को मैकेंजी ने हराया तो वहीं दूसरी ओर विश्व टेनिस रैंकिंग में मैकेंजी का रैंक 65 है.

Mackenzie McDonald upset a hobbled Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open, eliminating the top seed after two ...

[Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview) Arena. [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) for the second time, having advanced to the fourth round in 2021. 15 [Robby Ginepri](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robby-ginepri/g569/overview), was comfortable in baseline rallies with the Spaniard. McDonald did not shy away from Nadal's forehand, and the lefty was not able to consistently put the World No. I'm happy I just kept focussing on myself in the end and got through, I got it done." I really wanted to take it to him on a hard court. The American hit a shoveled backhand passing shot up the line past Nadal, whose movement had been hampered. He's never going to give up, regardless of the situation. Although the 22-time Grand Slam champion battled on, he was clearly not 100 per cent physically for the rest of the match. At 5-3, the defending champion left the court with a physio for a medical timeout. "He's an incredible champion. "I thought I was playing really well, serving great, returning well too.

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37 वर्षीय राफेल नडाल को अमेरिका के मैकेंजी मैक्डोनाल्ड (Mackenzie McDonald) ने पुरुषों के एकल वर्ग के दूसरे दौर के मुकाबले में 4-6,4-6,5-7 से पराजित किया. वह फिलहाल विश्व रैंकिंग में दूसरे स्थान पर है लेकिन शीर्ष रैंकिग वाले कार्लोस अलकाराज के नहीं खेलने से उन्हें शीर्ष वरीयता मिली थी. नडाल कोर्ट पर लौटे लेकिन चिर परिचित लय में नहीं दिखे. नडाल वर्ष के पहले ग्रैंड स्लैम ऑस्ट्रेलियन ओपन (Australian Open) में अपना खिताब बचाने उतरे थे लेकिन वह दूसरे राउंड में ही हारकर टूर्नामेंट से बाहर हो गए. नडाल की हार के बाद मारिया फ्रांसिस्का पेरेलो (Maria Francisca Perello) फूट फूटकर रोने लगी. विश्व के दूसरी वरीयता प्राप्त स्पेनिश टेनिस खिलाड़ी राफेल नडाल (Rafael Nadal) का 23वां ग्रैंड स्लैम खिताब जीतने का सपना चकनाचूर हो गया है.

Rafael Nadal admitted he felt “mentally destroyed” after the defence of his Australian Open title ended in injury and defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “I didn’t want to retire being defending champion here. Asked why he did not retire, Nadal said: “I was not able to hit the backhand at all. In the end it has been three positive weeks in terms of practice. I just can’t say that I am not destroyed mentally at this time, because I will be lying. Sometimes it’s frustrating. It was not the right moment to have something like this now. “In the end, I can’t complain about my life at all. “I tried until the end. I had to do treatments in the past, address it a little (but there) was not this amount of problem. I don’t know if in good conditions I will win the match, I will have better chances without a doubt. He said: “It has been a couple of days like this, but nothing like today in that movement.

The 27-year-old McDonald dominated Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a match that lasted for two hours and 32 minutes.

The Spaniard's title defence came to a quick end after he lost in straight sets to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.

I like to feel competitive. Nadal said despite the injury, he did not want to retire and leave the Australian Open, especially as the defending champion. I had to do treatments in the past, address (it) a little. Despite ending the match, Nadal was not present physically, limping to balls and failing to even compete in longer exchanges. “I have history in the hip. ” I don’t know what’s going on, if it’s muscle, if it’s joint,” he said in his post-match press conference.

An injury-hampered Rafael Nadal's Australian Open title defence ended with defeat in straight sets to the American Mackenzie McDonald.

It was clear that a hobbled Nadal had almost chance of winning three consecutive sets yet he kept hold of his serve deep into the third set before McDonald finally broke serve and closed out the match, ending Nadal’s miserable day while securing the biggest win of his career. While Nadal trailed by a set and a break at 3-4, he lunged at a defensive forehand and pulled up clutching his stomach area. After suffering from injury while trailing in the second set, the defending champion and top seed was defeated 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 by unseeded American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.

Since the beginning of the 2022 season, Rafael Nadal has lost 11 matches and seven of those have come against players from North America.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) Shapovalov also got a walkover win at the Paris Masters in 2019. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [Universal Tennis serve up realistic ratings system – with Novak Djokovic top](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/universal-tennis-rankings-djokovic/) [beat the Spaniard 7-6 (7-3), 6-1](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/nadal-no1-taylor-fritz-atpfinals/) at the ATP Finals in Turin. [securing a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victor](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/alarming-moment-rafael-nadal-paris/)y. [he won 6-3, 6-4](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/felix-auger-aliassime-topples-rafael-nadal-in-turin-to-dent-no-1-hopes/) during the group phase of the season-ending tournament in Turin, Italy. [a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/frances-tiafoe-stuns-rafael-nadal-us-open-tears/) for his first-career win over his esteemed colleague. [going down 3–6, 6–7 (5–7)](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/nadal-no1-taylor-fritz-atpfinals/). [he suffered a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/denis-shapovalov-huge-fan-injured-rafael-nadal-french-open/) at the hands of Canadian Shapovalov.

Rafael Nadal reflects on his Australian Open injury and loss to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the year's first Grand Slam.

“I think during the match every time I was a little bit closer and was understanding better the things that I had to do to overcome the situation. “I was not able to hit the backhand at all. I was not able to run for the ball. “But I don't know 'til I do the test and all this stuff, I don't know. That's the philosophy of the sport. “I have history in the hip that I had issues. “That's the sport at the same time. “I considered all the time stopping, but I didn't ask the physiotherapist at the end. I had to do treatments in the past, address a little. It's all the amount of work that you need to put together to come back at a decent level.” So I really hope that [this] doesn't put me out of the court for a long time, because then it's tough to make all the recovery again. From there, the match was the American’s for the taking, and take it McDonald did by a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 margin.