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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.

The Spanish star, suffering from an injury, was beaten in the second round by American Mackenzie McDonald.

I’m really glad I got my chance and got away with it.” But I kind of just kept focusing on myself and got through. “I was trying to stay so focused on what I was doing and he kind of got me out of that with what he was doing.

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 a été éliminé au deuxième tour de l'Open d'Australie par Mackenzie McDonald (6-4, 6-4, 7-5). Mais l'Espagnol était blessé et ce n'était pas une ...

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MELBOURNE, Australie | À la lumière de ses récentes défaites, on se doutait que Rafael Nadal ne ferait pas long feu à ces Internationaux d'Australie, où il ...

[...] J’espère que cette blessure ne m’éloignera pas des terrains trop longtemps parce qu’alors, ce sera dur de faire à nouveau le processus de récupération.» «J’ai assez bien accepté [toutes ces périodes de réadaptation], a-t-il affirmé. «Ce n’est pas seulement la récupération, a-t-il noté. Le ténor de 36 ans a bien pensé abandonner le match. À la lumière de ses récentes défaites, on se doutait que Rafael Nadal ne ferait pas long feu à ces Internationaux d’Australie, où il était le champion défendant. J’espère que ce n’est pas trop grave.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees, the very picture of resignation.

He squatted behind the baseline and placed his racket down on the court. 2 but was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. That also made Verdasco the lowest-ranked player to defeat Nadal in Australia — until, of course, McDonald on Wednesday. Nadal was not sure exactly what the nature of the injury was, saying that he will have medical tests to determine if it has to do with a muscle, joint or cartilage. Nadal’s exit drains the tournament of yet more star power. This is Nadal’s earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since bowing out in the first round in Melbourne in 2016 against No. Something to tell his grandkids one day, and you have to be happy for that guy.” He kept fighting until basically the end, even though he maybe didn’t have all his game,” said McDonald, a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016. Nadal returned to play, but was clearly compromised and not his usual indefatigable self, saying afterward that he could not hit his backhand properly and could not run much, either. Up in the stands, his wife wiped away tears. It's a tough day,” said Nadal, a 36-year-old Spaniard.

Diminué par une hanche douloureuse, le tenant du titre Rafael Nadal a été éliminé dès le deuxième tour de l'Open d'Australie mercredi à Melbourne, ...

Sabalenka a effacé un retard de 3-1 au premier set, terminant le match avec 32 coups gagnants, contre 17 pour Rogers. Mais il n’y a pas eu de miracle. Dans le choc entre les jeunes Coco Gauff (7e à 18 ans) et Emma Raducanu (77e à 20 ans), l’Américaine, finaliste du dernier Roland-Garros, a dominé la Britannique, lauréate de l’US Open 2021, 6-3, 7-6 (7 / 4). « Je ne pouvais pas frapper en revers, ni courir, mais je voulais finir le match. Entre l’expérimentée Maria Sakkari (6e) -demi-finaliste à Roland-Garros et l’US Open, 8e de finaliste à Melbourne en 2022- et la jeune Russe Diana Shnaider (106e), qui jouait à 18 ans son premier tableau principal d’un tournoi du Grand Chelem, le match semblait déséquilibré. « Elle ne m’a pas donné beaucoup de points, j’ai vraiment dû prendre l’initiative et aller chercher la victoire », a ajouté la joueuse de 21 ans, demi-finaliste à Melbourne l’an dernier.

Rafael Nadal, tenant du titre mais victime de douleurs à la hanche, a été éliminé dès le deuxième tour des Internationaux d'Australie par l'Américain ...

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L'Espagnol s'incline au deuxième tour après avoir été victime de douleurs à une hanche.

- Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bat John Isner (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (10/8), 6-2, 6-2 En tant que , a indiqué Nadal. Refusant d'abandonner, le no 2 mondial a repris la rencontre, mais il lui était devenu presque impossible de se déplacer.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open.

16 [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2708). [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2869), No. 6 [Felix Auger-Aliassime](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3209), No. 15 [Jannik Sinner](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3623) and No. He squatted behind the baseline and placed his racket down on the court. 2, but Nadal was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. Something to tell his grandkids one day, and you have to be happy for that guy.'' McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. He kept fighting until basically the end, even though he maybe didn't have all his game,'' said McDonald, a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016. He said the hip had been bothering him for a couple of days but that it was never as bad as it became on Wednesday. Nadal returned to play but was physically compromised and not his usual indefatigable self, saying afterward he could not hit his backhand properly and could not run much, either. Up in the stands, his wife wiped away tears.

Rafael Nadal reçoit des soins médicaux durant d'un arrêt de jeu lors de son match contre Mackenzie McDonald aux Internationaux d'Australie, à Melbourne, jeudi.

Mais il n’y a pas eu de miracle. «Je ne pouvais pas frapper en revers, ni courir, mais je voulais finir le match. Dans le choc entre les jeunes Coco Gauff (7e à 18 ans) et Emma Raducanu (77e à 20 ans), l’Américaine, finaliste du dernier Roland-Garros, a dominé la Britannique, lauréate de l’US Open 2021, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).

Une nouvelle douleur à la hanche l'a conduit à une inévitable élimination au deuxième tour des Internationaux d'Australie.

« Il n'y a pas que la récupération, il y a aussi tout le volume de travail qu'il faut fournir pour retrouver un niveau acceptable. À partir de là, je suppose que nous prendrons des décisions adéquates quand nous en saurons plus, parce que ce que je veux, c'est pourvoir continuer de jouer au tennis », a-t-il avoué. Je suis passé par là trop de fois dans ma carrière... Mais maintenant, la coupe commence à être pleine et il va y avoir un moment où elle va déborder. » L'Espagnol de 36 ans ne pouvait pas cacher sa lassitude après avoir quitté, en boitant et Mais comme tout le monde, Rafa est rattrapé par les ans.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees, the very picture of resignation.

He squatted behind the baseline and placed his racket down on the court. 2 but was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. That also made Verdasco the lowest-ranked player to defeat Nadal in Australia — until, of course, McDonald on Wednesday. Nadal was not sure exactly what the nature of the injury was, saying that he will have medical tests to determine if it has to do with a muscle, joint or cartilage. Nadal’s exit drains the tournament of yet more star power. This is Nadal’s earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since bowing out in the first round in Melbourne in 2016 against No. Something to tell his grandkids one day, and you have to be happy for that guy.” He kept fighting until basically the end, even though he maybe didn’t have all his game,” said McDonald, a 27-year-old American who won NCAA championships in singles and doubles for UCLA in 2016. Nadal returned to play, but was clearly compromised and not his usual indefatigable self, saying afterward that he could not hit his backhand properly and could not run much, either. Up in the stands, his wife wiped away tears. It's a tough day,” said Nadal, a 36-year-old Spaniard.

In the eagerly anticipated women's singles clash between Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu, the American triumphed over the Brit in straight sets, though she had to ...

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MELBOURNE, Australie — Clairement en douleur dans son match de deuxième tour, Rafael Nadal a vu la défense de son titre aux Internationaux de tennis ...

Il s’est battu jusqu’au bout, même s’il lui manquait une partie de son jeu», a confié McDonald, un joueur âgé de 27 ans champion du circuit universitaire américain en simple et en double avec UCLA en 2016. L’Américain Frances Tiafoe (no 16) a pris la mesure du Chinois Juncheng Shang 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Il a refusé de hisser le drapeau blanc et d’abandonner. C’est une journée difficile, a reconnu le tennisman âgé de 36 ans. Après la rencontre, on a appris qu’il se serait blessé à la hanche gauche. Il est revenu au jeu, mais ne ressemblait en rien à son style habituel de chasseur de balles.

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"But I don't know till I do the test and all this stuff, I don't know. "But I accept it quite well during all my tennis career, and I was able to manage it well. I had to do treatments in the past, address a little," Nadal said. "I have history in the hip that I had issues. "You know, in the end, I can't complain about my life at all. It's a tough day, and you need to accept that, and keep going.

Who won? Who lost? How did the Americans do? Find all that info and more right here.

Mackenzie McDonald reflects on his win against Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Australian Open.

“I have to call my mom back,” he added. “I haven't talked to her yet. I think today I had that belief, and I showed that, and I took it to him. “Also, I told him, ‘You're going to be in a position to win today. Something to tell his grandkids one day, and you have to be happy for that guy. I don't know if you want to join it’,” Tiafoe said. “I told Mackie, ‘Listen, you could join the three amigos: me, Fritz, and Tommy. I don't think I was quite ready to do anything against him.” “I thought about Taylor taking him out, yeah, and Foe. So I'm happy with how I executed for sure.” “Even there I feel like I can take some learning lessons away from that match. “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 calibre,” McDonald said.

Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing to Mackenzie McDonald in the Australian Open. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/AFP via Getty Images. CNN ...

“He’s going to be the first one to bring it up and I think he deserves that. You are doing the things that you want to do.” “I don’t think we need to speculate constantly about when that’s going to be. When he feels right, it’s going to be right. “When you like do one thing, at the end, sacrifices always make sense, because the ‘sacrifice’ word is not like this. Ultimately, it’s up to him. “I like playing tennis and I know it’s not forever. This new injury is the latest in a long list that have hampered Nadal throughout his career. “It’s very simple: I like what I do,” Nadal told reporters, per ESPN. “Here we are again, six months later, and he’s dealing with another issue in that same area. That’s the sport at the same time – just try your best until the end.” “It’s better like this at the end.

Rafael Nadal updated his fans by revealing the results of an MRI following an injury he suffered in the second round of the Australian Open.

He also competed in the [United Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brisbane-perth-sydney/9900/2023/results) to begin his season. At 3-4 in the second set against McDonald, the Spaniard chased a forehand wide and aggravated an injury that he admitted he had felt for a couple of days. "The MRI shows a grade 2 injury in the iliopsoas muscle in my left leg.

The diagnosis means Nadal will almost certainly miss the ATP 500 tournaments in Dubai and Acapulco. He will be in a race to be fit for Indian Wells and Miami in ...

In his news conference following the loss to McDonald, Nadal said he would do everything in his power to come back fit, but admitted his recent run with injury was "frustrating." Nadal, who was the defending champion in Melbourne, lost to McDonald in straight sets on Wednesday and pulled up lame reaching for a ball late in the second set. The diagnosis means Nadal will almost certainly miss the ATP 500 tournaments in Dubai and Acapulco.