Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal lost to American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open.
The match ended with the score 4:6, 4:6, 5:7. Tennis players spent 2 hours and 32 minutes on the court.
In the second set the match was suspended with the score 4:6, 3:5. The 36-year-old Spaniard began to experience pain in his left thigh, so he decided to call the doctors to the court. Then Nadal left the court, leaving for the room under the stands.
World No. 2 Nadal fired 6 times, made 2 double faults, and converted 2 break points out of 4. World No. 65 McDonald scored 14 aces, 2 doubles and 5 realized break points out of 8.
Nadal is the reigning Australian Open champion. In 2022, he defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final.
In the third round of the Grand Slam tournament, McDonald will play with the winner of the match Dalibor Svrcina (Czech Republic) – Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan).
Melbourne (Australia)
Australian Open Grand Slam Tournament
Total Prize Pool $51,520,000
Open courts, hard
Men
Singles
Second round
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) – Rafael Nadal (Spain, 1) – 6:4, 6:4, 7:5
Francis Tiafoe (USA, 16) – Shang Juncheng (China, Q) – 6:4, 6:4, 6:1
