It’s over for Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open. The Spaniard, defending champion, victim of hip pain, lost in three sets (6-4, 6-4, 7-5) against the American Mackenzie McDonald, Wednesday January 18th.
In the second set, after a run, the 36-year-old Spaniard suddenly winced as he held his left hip. The world number 2 refused to give up, but it had become almost impossible for him to move against a 65-ranked opponente world, and he only held on as best he could until defeat.
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