Defending champion Rafa Nadal bowed out of the Australian Open second spherical on Wednesday after sustaining an damage throughout his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald.
The 22-times Grand Slam champion appeared to endure a pressure in his left hip space whereas operating for a backhand within the second set at Rod Laver Arena and after consideration from a coach, took an off-court medical time-out when trailing 6-4 5-3 at Rod Laver Arena.
Grim-faced, he returned to play out the match however his motion was clearly affected, significantly on his backhand facet, paving the best way for McDonald to finish the Spaniard’s bid for a 3rd title at Melbourne Park.
