It was a weird few minutes, but Nadal's a pro. He needed pain-killing injections for his left foot on the way to winning the French Open last June, pulled out of Wimbledon last July before the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle and also dealt with a problem with rib cartilage in 2022. Before that, she lost the final of another clay-court tournament to Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Out of sorts, Nadal got into a back-and-forth with chair umpire Marijana Veljovic during breaks in action about whether she was starting the between-points serve clock too quickly for his liking. 15 Jan 2023 Draper wins the second set! Nadal will likely take a break to get healthy again, then, if he can, turn his focus to the spring clay-court season and the French Open. Russian Rublev comes into the Australian Open as the fifth seed, but on Wednesday suffered a shock defeat to world No. The 36-year-old Nadal struggled with a left hip injury throughout the match and needed treatment during the second set on Rod Laver Arena. • American Taylor Fritz will play Nikoloz Basilashvili during the day session.• No. Although the match would proceed, it essentially was over right then and there. “When you like do one thing,” he said. Spanish . Watch champion Rafael Nadal's best moments from the Australian Open 2022. 2, but Nadal was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. That’s the sport at the same time – just try your best until the end.”. He winced in agony and promptly dropped to his knees after appearing to injure his hip. GQ Exclusive, © 2023 Condé Nast. (Note: Day sessions last from 7 p.m. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: tennis | pageType: stories | In addition to his absence and that of Alcaraz, 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios pulled out because his left knee needs arthroscopic surgery, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is off the tour while she is pregnant, two-time major champ Simona Halep is serving a provisional doping ban and Venus Williams is hurt. • It took nearly two hours for women's No. Rafael Nadal Wins the Australian Open, His 21st Grand Slam Title Novak Djokovic overshadowed the first Grand Slam of the year before it began, but Nadal pulled off an epic comeback over. You are doing the things that you want to do. It's not only the recovery, it's all the amount of work that you need to put together to come back at a decent level.". Tennis. Nadal won his first Australian Open title in 2009 and lost four other finals at Melbourne Park before his dramatic win over U.S. Open champion Medvedev. Rafael Nadal will have to wait longer to potentially win his 23rd Grand Slam. You can win today,"' Tiafoe said about fellow American McDonald. Jan 18, 2023 Defending Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal lost in straight sets to unranked American MacKenzie McDonald in the second round on Wednesday, leaving fans curious what this. But as always, the Spaniard had a positive attitude and was ready to battle as deep as possible at the Australian Open. All Rights Reserved. After the match, Nadal said he would receive treatment to ascertain the exact nature and extent of the injury. Whatever happens from now with Novak, Roger or me, we have all exceeded any expectations we could have had when we were young.”, Christopher Clarey has covered tennis and global sports for The Times and the International Herald Tribune for more than 25 years from bases in France, Spain and the United States. He faced three break points on his serve in the sixth game of the third set, trailing, 0-40, after Medvedev played a scrambling point. Discovery Company. MORE: All you need to know for 2023 French Open, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Regan Smith breaks American record in 200m butterfly, Hometown Hopefuls: Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, California, Jim Hines, Olympic 100m gold medalist and first to break 10 seconds, dies, All you need to know for 2023 French Open. 65 Mackenzie McDonald taking down top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. ", "I was in the locker room, and I was like, 'Hey, that's actually really big for me because I haven't beaten someone of that caliber,'" McDonald, a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016, said about the aftermath of the match. For nearly two decades, they could barely touch him, especially in Grand Slam tournaments. In his lone previous matchup against Nadal, at the 2020 French Open, McDonald won a total of just four games in a lopsided loss. Soon, McDonald was up a set. Even during a first-round victory Monday, a four-setter against a cramping Jack Draper, Nadal never quite seemed to be at his chase-every-ball, put-every-high-spin-shot-on-target best. His wife, sister, father and coaches sat mostly silent, letting the match reach its inevitable end. Sunday’s final turned out to be considerably longer, but Nadal delivered a reminder of the classic matches he had played in Rod Laver Arena and beyond. He looked, somehow, his age. I just wanted to give myself a chance.”. "I tried until the end. So just in terms of sports and in terms of injuries and tough moments, I mean, that’s another one. Suddenly, Nadal punched the air like a prizefighter, flexing his arms like a bodybuilder, pumping his fists overhead, then dropping to his knees as tears flowed. Nadal needed four sets to beat the 21-year-old Draper. It was a match overflowing with long rallies, one of which, in the second set, extended to 40 shots. During a break in the middle of the first set, Nadal realized that the ball boy had taken the wrong racket to the stringer — and considering it was Nadal's favorite and the one he'd been using, it was the really wrong racket. Tomorrow starts another day. I enjoyed the emotions. Having turned 22 on Wednesday, she can become the youngest woman to win three French Opens since Monica Seles in 1992 and the youngest woman to win four Slams overall since Williams in 2002. Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond. He is currently ranked No. 16 Frances Tiafoe. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Updated There were huge momentum shifts, dazzling winners on the fly and the stretch, and an unusual number of break points saved and converted as two of tennis’s supreme returners and defenders worked. That meant some players — most notably, No. ET.) From the get-go, McDonald was on, Nadal was off. The first game served as something of a harbinger: McDonald broke for a 1-0 lead thanks to a trio of unforced errors by Nadal -- two off his feared lefty forehand side. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the final. 1 seed at Melbourne Park, Nadal injured his left hip and lost to Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round, abruptly ending his bid for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam trophy. McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. He fought and thought some more against an opponent who was 10 years younger and had pushed Nadal to the five-set limit in their first major final at the 2019 U.S. Open before losing to Nadal in four hours and 49 minutes. A Djokovic-Alcaraz semifinal would produce the clear favorite for Sunday’s final given left-handed 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is out this year with a hip injury and No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is sitting out the Australian Open with a bad leg. “He’s never going to give up.”. He needed pain-killing injections for his left foot on the way to winning the French Open last June, pulled out of Wimbledon in July before the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle and also dealt with a problem with rib cartilage in 2022. Later in the match, Nadal had another conversation with the umpire when the floodlights appeared to switch on automatically, despite the match being played in sunlight. Expert picks: Who will win the 2023 Australian Open titles? “I don’t know what’s going on, if it’s muscle, if it’s joint,” he said. Up in the stands, his wife wiped away tears. “I need the racquet back! . • No. Nadal, who was looking to extend his men’s record of 22 grand slam titles at the Australian Open, left the court for a medical timeout at 5-3 in the second set. Discovery Company. • Men's No. Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-4• No. He added: “I’m proud to share this era with you.”, “Amazing achievement,” wrote Djokovic, who praised Nadal’s “always impressive fighting spirit that prevailed another time.”. Djokovic, 34,. First-timers like Ben Shelton are taking in. I just wanted to keep believing till the end, no? I like to feel myself competitive. The nine-time Australian Open champion faces another Spaniard, Roberto Carballes Baena, in the opening round and is on track to face home favorite Nick Kyrgios in the last eight. I even can’t celebrate. Nadal arrived in Australia in December to play for Spain in the inaugural United Cup, a rare competition with both men and women. Moments later, he returned to continue, because for Nadal, the one thing worse than losing is quitting. I didn’t want to leave the court with a retirement,” Nadal told reporters. 7 Daniil Medvedev -- the runner-up to Nadal last year and to Novak Djokovic in 2021 -- No. I lost, nothing to say, congratulate [my] opponent. “I was in the locker room,” McDonald said about the aftermath of the match, “and I was like, ‘Hey, that’s actually really big for me, because I haven’t beaten someone of that caliber.’”. Updated 15 Jan 2023 15 Jan 2023 Nadal wins fourth set, defeats Draper 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1! The Serbian dispatched third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to clinch a record 10th Australian Open title, one that draws him equal with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major . "So I was really taking it to him.". No. Knowing his day and his tournament were all but done, he watched two aces blaze by, bringing him to the brink of going down two-sets-to-love against McDonald, a 27-year-old American who has never cracked the top 40 in the world rankings. Nadal's body has betrayed him quite a bit recently. “I have history in the hip. Swiatek, the No. All rights reserved. But no problem at all.”. The top seed took an early exit from the 2023 Australian. Back at the Australian Open for the first time since his epic five-set comeback in the 2022 final, top seed Rafael Nadal won another see-saw match in Rod Laver Arena to kickstart his title defence on Monday afternoon. “Normally, I have the number of the rackets under control so I said I need the stringer, but I need the stringer for the other racket,” Nadal explained, per Eurosport. Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 5-7, 6-4• No. He then began 2023 by falling to Alex de Minaur and Cameron Norrie at the United Cup in Sydney. Rafael Nadal holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, on Jan. 31, 2022. That changed in September at the U.S. Open, when Frances Tiafoe, 24, knocked him out in the fourth round. Did you encounter any technical issues? Nadal's first-round win over Britain's Jack Draper at Melbourne Park might have halted his losing streak, but it did little to instill confidence that he was back to anything even remotely close to his devastating best. Nadal arrived in Melbourne with an 0-2 record this season, making him 1-6 dating to September, when he lost to Tiafoe in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. “Now it is bothering me a lot,” Nadal said to the umpire while pointing up to the floodlights. It was not this amount of problem. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Nevertheless, he rolled to his 14th title at that tournament, but left on crutches. 2. She retired from her last pre-French Open match with a right thigh injury and said it wasn’t serious. 13 Matteo Berrettini. Wednesday, it was McDonald’s turn, in a scene that was eerily reminiscent of last year’s Wimbledon quarterfinals, when Nadal tore an abdominal muscle while playing Fritz. “So I was really taking it to him.”. He didn’t even want to roll over and quit. Top men's seed Rafael Nadal saw his Australian Open title defense come crashing down Wednesday, with a mid-match injury hampering the 22-time major champion in an eventual 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 second . Nadal was visited by a trainer on the sideline, then left the court for a medical timeout. "The MRI shows a grade 2 injury in the iliopsoas muscle in my . 21. After one point in that set, Nadal showed real signs of trouble. 29 Sebastian Korda def. Subscribe to keep up with the latest from the Australian Open:http://bit.ly/Austral. Daniil Medvedev was in control through the first two sets. Djokovic, eyeing a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam men’s singles title, rallied past 11th-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday. 3 and 2020 Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem. “I didn’t want to retire [as] the defending champion here. The Pole opens against German Jule Niemeier but faces a tasty potential quarterfinal clash with American hot prospect Coco Gauff. Anyone can read what you share. Soonwoo Kwon 6-3, 6(1)-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-ready videos to electric live events, GQ meets millions of modern men where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. Elsewhere, American Jessica Pegula has been drawn in the same part of the draw as Maria Sakkari. "I can't say that I am not destroyed mentally at this moment, because I would be lying.". Having reached back-to-back quarterfinals in Melbourne and at the top of her game, she will be looking to set up a thrilling semifinal with her United Cup opponent. “Huge respect for beating me because I tried my best,” he said. MELBOURNE, Australia — The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal shook his head, as if in disbelief. He ended up defeating Draper 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Always a pleasure, @RafaelNadal #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/CdnOMzYDK0, — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2023. Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles final at the Australian Open. Spanish . 'GOAT wins' don't come easy. 4 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who has three wins over Swiatek this year, withdrew before her third-round match due to illness. appreciated. © 2023 Cable News Network. But the Grand Slam titles record has, for better or worse, become the benchmark for success in the modern game, when players routinely play all four Grand Slam tournaments. Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally. That is all on top of this: The 2023 edition of the Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament since Serena Williams and Roger Federer announced their retirements. The minister’s decision to deport the former world No. Just can’t say that I am not destroyed mentally at this time.”. Nadal hugged his father, Sebastián, after the match. Under the lights on Rod Laver Arena, the legendary Spaniard looked down and out against Daniil Medvedev.However, the sixth seed demonstrated his trademark big-match mentality, overcoming the Russian . On the 100th anniversary of the first women’s event at the Open, Barty’s match drew huge local television audiences on Saturday as she became the first Australian to win the singles title since Chris O’Neil in 1978, striking a chord on the court as she embraced the former champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who, like Barty, is of Indigenous Australian heritage, and who has become a friend and mentor. MELBOURNE, Australia — The end came all at once for Rafael Nadal, and then it happened slowly. I tried to follow that during my tennis career.". The 36-year-old. 25 Marie Bouzkova. Nadal battled through a left hip injury during the match. “It’s this one for the stringer, not that one,” Nadal could be heard explaining to the umpire. He also has had to adjust to fatherhood after the birth of his first child, a son, in October. I really hope that it doesn't put me out of the court for a long time, because then it's tough to make all the recovery again. Two weeks ago, just hours before the first matches, Australian authorities deported Djokovic, a perennial favorite in the tournament and Nadal’s longtime rival, for entering the country without being vaccinated against the coronavirus. Nadal tried to have someone go and bring it back to him, but ended up choosing a different one and apologizing to Draper. 7 Daniil Medvedev absolutely demolished American Marcos Giron in just 96 minutes. Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz beat Nadal later in the fall in other tournaments, when the Spaniard was trying to return late in the season from an abdominal injury. Djokovic plays Aslan Karatsev, ranked 114th in the world, in the semifinals on Thursday. Leads ATP since start of 2020 in match wins (80), final appearances (11) and titles (9) on clay. He missed most of the second half of 2021 because of a series of injuries, then ventured to Melbourne a year ago, just seven weeks after being on crutches. “He kicked my butt,” McDonald recalled Wednesday. Moyuka Uchijima 2-6, 6-3, 6-1• Mackenzie McDonald def. The top seed's left hip prevented him from doing so. He then crouched in the corner to catch his breath. Nadal receiving medical treatment on the court at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday. ", Nadal is out, but vows to make another comeback, Coco Gauff looks to reclaim the magic of last year's French Open, Djokovic drops 1st set, but rallies to reach semis. When Nadal hit harder, so did McDonald. Sabalenka, the No. “Can’t come here and say, lying, that the life is fantastic and staying positive and keep fighting,” he said. For the first time in 13 years, he was the Australian Open champion. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Rafael Nadal acknowledges the crowd after bowing out of the Australian Open. 6 Maria Sakkari — won matches that put them in the third round before more than a dozen others even had contested a single point in the first round. Rafael Nadal again showed the immense fight which has characterised his career as he overcame physical issues to beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Wednesday was different, he said, as he struggled to do that. 45 Fernando Verdasco. He had to have pain-killing injections in his left foot on his way to winning the 2022 French Open. McDonald made a fast start to the match when he broke Nadal’s serve in the opening game. • No. The loss was the latest in a string of defeats that have plagued him recently as he has battled injuries and a wounded psyche. "I'm really happy with how I started that match. McDonald, unseeded for the tournament, now has a chance to match his best-ever run at a grand slam if he manages to beat Dalibor Svrcina or Yoshihito Nishioka in the third round. "Sort of seeing how he feels, I'm happy for Mackie. Niemeier put up a good fight and pushed Swiatek past her comfort zone, but couldn't beat the tournament favorite. 1 Iga Swiatek to defeat Jule Niemeier, despite Swiatek winning in straight sets. "Good afternoon.
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