Tennis
Tarpischev was not surprised by the defeat of Nadal from the 65th racket of the world McDonald at the Australian Open
President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev said he did not consider the departure of the Spaniard Rafael Nadal from the Australian Open sensational.
Nadal lost to the American Mackenzie McDonald, who ranks 65th in the ATP rankings in the second round of the Australian Open – 4:6, 4:6, 5:7.
I wouldn’t call it a sensational defeat. Nadal has only won two matches this year. Rafa is covered in injuries – the game did not correspond to his level. There is no surprise. His balance is clearly negative.
Initially, he said that Medvedev’s net is not bad, because Nadal is no longer the same. Now everything depends on Medvedev,” Tarpishchev said to the “Championship”.
Nadal won the Australian Open in 2022. At the 2023 tournament, he was seeded under the first number.
Source: Sportbox
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