The Australian Open ended quickly for Nadal - the defending champion was injured

On the Wednesday day of the Melbourne tournament, among the 64, the 22-time Grand Slam winning star lost to the American Mackenzie McDonald in three games. In the middle of the 2 hour and 26 minute battle, Nadal was clearly hurting his hip, so he could not hit effectively, he asked for treatment, and he played the rest of the time in pain.

"I'm the defending champion, so I didn't want to give up the match," said the 36-year-old classic bitterly. - "The philosophy of sport is that you have to give your all until the last moment, regardless of the current odds. I have had minor problems with my hip up to now, I am consulting with the doctors about the current situation. I am also disappointed that most of my career has been due to injuries return, I would be lying if I said I wasn't mentally broken right now," he added.

Sang Chun-cheng, who saw off both Fábián Marozsán and Zsombor Piros in the qualifiers - the first Chinese male player to win a match on the main draw of the Australian Open - could no longer handle the 16th seeded American Frances Tiafoe and was eliminated.

In the women's category, Poland's Iga Swiatek, seeded in first place, moved on without a problem against Colombia's Camila Osorio.

Results:

2nd round (to get to the last 32):

men:

McDonald (American)-Nadal (Spain, 1st) 6:4, 6:4, 7:5

Auger-Aliassime (Canadian, 6th) - Molcan (Slovakia) 3:6, 3:6, 6:3, 6:2, 6:2

Sinner (Italian, 15th)-Etcheverry (Argentine) 6:3, 6:2, 6:2

Tiafoe (American, 16th) - Sang (China) 6:4, 6:4, 6:1

women:

Iga Swiatek (Poland, 1.)-Osorio (Colombia) 6:2, 6:3

Pegula (American, 3rd)-Szasznovich (Belarusian) 6:2, 7:6 (7-5)

Szakkari (Greece, 6th)-Snajder (Russia) 3:6, 7:5, 6:3

Kalynyina (Ukraine)-Kvitova (Czech Republic, 15) 7:5, 6:4

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti/Photo: pixabay)