Nadal

El campeón defensor y sembrado No. 1 en Melbourne Park , Nadal se lesionó la cadera izquierda y perdió ante Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 en la segunda ronda ...

Esta es la salida más temprana de Nadal en cualquier torneo de Grand Slam desde que se retiró en la primera ronda en Melbourne en 2016 contra el No. Eso también convirtió a Verdasco en el jugador con el ranking más bajo en derrotar a Nadal en Australia, hasta, por supuesto, McDonald el miércoles. 1 en Melbourne Park , Nadal se lesionó la cadera izquierda y perdió ante Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 en la segunda ronda, poniendo fin abruptamente a su intento de extender su récord de 23 Grand Slam.

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.

World number two Rafa Nadal will be sidelined for six to eight weeks by the hip flexor injury he suffered during his second-round loss at the Australian ...

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Rafael Nadal says his hip was injured during a second-round loss at the Australian Open to Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday. The 6-4, 6-4, ...

2 but was the top seed at Melbourne Park because No. That also made Verdasco the lowest-ranked player to defeat Nadal in Australia — until, of course, McDonald on Wednesday. McDonald has never been past the fourth round at a major tournament. 7 Daniil Medvedev — the runner-up to Nadal last year and to Novak Djokovic in 2021 — No. 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.” 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. He kept fighting until basically the end, even though he maybe didn’t have all his game,” said McDonald, a 27-year-old 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. The defending champion and No. Up in the stands, his wife wiped away tears. It's a tough day,” the 36-year-old Spaniard said.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — This is hardly the first time Rafael Nadal's body has betrayed him.

You are doing the things that you want to do.” “When you do things that you like to do, at the end of the day, it’s not a sacrifice. He’s trying to make the most of what he can do. It’s a tough day,” he said. Nadal explained that his left hip was so bad Wednesday, he couldn’t hit a backhand or run much at all. So, perhaps, is the psychological toll of the work it takes to be able to compete at the level to which he has grown accustomed. [at Melbourne Park](/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-melbourne-australia-64f2b4851c55f255c7b92a201eb49bdf), because top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is out with a leg injury. Sometimes it’s difficult to accept,” a downcast Nadal said. “It’s a tough moment. And he is expected to need up to eight weeks for a full recovery. The wear and tear produced by his punishing brand of play-each-point-as-if-it-might-be-the-last is undeniable. What no one — not even [the 22-time Grand Slam champion](/article/wimbledon-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-77a8ed341814f997b63a275876e858cf) himself — can possibly pinpoint accurately is what comes next.