Tennis
Loss for Nadal to Norry in his United Cup debut
Despite taking the lead against Cameron Norrie, Rafael Nadal ended up losing 2-1 (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) to the left-handed United Cup in the first match of Spain-Great Britain clash.
Rafael Nadal’s (No. 2) preparation for defending his title at the Australian Open did not start optimally.
Despite leading the match against Cameron Norrie, the Spanish tennis great was eventually defeated 3-6 6-3 6-4 by the left-handed Briton in the first game of the United Cup clash between Spain and Great Britain in Sydney.
In the previous four meetings on the ATP Tour, Nori hadn’t won a set against Nadal, but in Sydney he excelled and managed to smother the 36-year-old Mallorca’s lead, causing many problems with his flat baselines. 2 in the world.
The game lasted 2 hours 45 minutes at the packed Ken Rosewal Arena in Sydney, with Tim Henman’s Great Britain topping Group D after beating Australia 3-2 in the opening game.
Later on Tuesday (3/1) Katie Swan meets Spain’s Nuria Parisas Dias in the final game of the day.
After the first set where Nadal took the lead thanks to a break in game 6 (4-2), Nori took the initiative and was more consistent than Nadal. He initially equalized with a break in the 2nd set while a quick break was needed in the decider (3-2) to achieve the reversal.
Source: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
