{"id":437,"date":"2023-01-16T18:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?p=437"},"modified":"2023-03-13T08:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:27:05","slug":"rafael-nadal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?p=437","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\"><strong>Rafael Nadal struggles at times in Aussie opener but <\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\"><strong>prevails in 4 sets<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"THircFb6lR\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?web-story=rafael-nadal\">Rafael Nadal<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Rafael Nadal&#8221; &#8212; freshily.co.in\" src=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?web-story=rafael-nadal&#038;embed=true#?secret=3duHJYaGpI#?secret=THircFb6lR\" data-secret=\"THircFb6lR\" width=\"360\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE, Australia &#8212;\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Rafael Nadal<\/a>\u00a0never truly seemed in danger of becoming the first Australian Open defending men&#8217;s champion to lose in the first round since his current coach,\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Carlos Moya<\/a>, managed to beat Boris Becker a quarter of a century ago.<\/p>\n<p>Still, this was not a vintage performance by Nadal, who came into Monday&#8217;s matchup against 21-year-old\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Jack Draper<\/a>\u00a0with an 0-2 record in 2023 and six losses in his past seven outings overall. After nearly two hours of so-so play, Nadal found himself even at a set apiece.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to be pulling away, taking advantage of his opponent&#8217;s bout with cramps on an afternoon with the temperature at about 85 degrees Fahrenheit, when suddenly Draper went up by a break in the fourth set. From there, though, Nadal would not drop another game, beginning his pursuit of a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam championship with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory that took more than 3\u00bd hours in Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need a victory, so that&#8217;s the main thing,&#8221; Nadal said. &#8220;Doesn&#8217;t matter the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s good, then, because the 36-year-old from Spain was not in peak form. All in all, it was a bit of a struggle. He tried to put a silver-lining spin on things, nonetheless, given his recent track record and knowing that he tore an abdominal muscle twice in the past six months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was humble enough to accept that [there were] going to be a little bit of ups and downs during the match,&#8221; Nadal said. &#8220;[That&#8217;s a] typical thing when you are not in a winning mood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both men are left-handers, but that is pretty much where the similarities end, whether in terms of style or age or experience or accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal, who is seeded No. 1 because top-ranked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>\u00a0is sidelined with an injury, is appearing in his 67th Grand Slam tournament. Draper, ranked a career-best No. 38 this week, was making his fourth trip to a major, and his best showing was getting to the third round at the US Open last September.<\/p>\n<p>Draper also has shown problems dealing with steamy conditions: In his ATP Tour debut at the Miami Open in March 2021, he collapsed on court and needed to stop playing after one set.<\/p>\n<p>This time, signs of trouble showed up early, and Draper was treated by a trainer during changeovers. Later, he massaged his right thigh between points.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal, not surprisingly, wore Draper down from the baseline, engaging in exchanges before finding an opening to yank a big forehand this way or that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year has been, without a doubt, one of the most emotional tournaments of my tennis career. No doubt about that,&#8221; said Nadal, who came back from a two-set deficit against\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a>\u00a0in the final to win the trophy. &#8220;But unfortunately, that [is in the past], so we need to keep working.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His next opponent will be Mackie McDonald, a past NCAA champion at UCLA who won an all-American matchup against\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Brandon Nakashima<\/a>\u00a0that lasted four hours by a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-7 (10), 6-4 score.<\/p>\n<p>In other results from Monday, American\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Frances Tiafoe<\/a>, seeded 16th, defeated Germany&#8217;s\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Daniel Altmaier<\/a>\u00a06-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6) to reach the Australian Open second round for the fifth time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Other men who moved on included No. 3-seeded\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>, No. 6\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, No. 10\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Hubert Hurkacz<\/a>, and No. 20\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Denis Shapovalov<\/a>. Medvedev, the 2021 U.S. Open champion and the runner-up in Melbourne the past two years, breezed past\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/freshily.co.in\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=428\">Marcos Giron<\/a>\u00a0of the U.S. 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 at night.<\/p>\n<p>Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Danielle Collins, the 2022 runner-up at Melbourne Park, all reached the second round in the women&#8217;s bracket with victories Monday. Others advancing included 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu and sixth-seeded Maria Sakkari, while two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka got past 2020 winner Sofia Kenin 6-4, 7-6 (3).<\/p>\n<p>The biggest surprise of the day was the withdrawal of Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios, who needs surgery on his left knee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m devastated, obviously,&#8221; said Kyrgios, a 27-year-old from Australia who won the men&#8217;s doubles championship at Melbourne Park a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 3-seeded Pegula overwhelmed Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 6-0, 6-1 in just 59 minutes, No. 7 Gauff overcame a second-set wobble to beat Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-4, and No. 13 Collins had her left knee treated and taped up while defeating Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>Pegula and Gauff could meet in the semifinals; Collins could play No. 1 Iga Swiatek &#8212; who was scheduled to play later Monday &#8212; in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today is just one of those days everything was working,&#8221; said Pegula, a quarterfinalist in Melbourne each of the past two years. &#8220;Always feels good when you win a match like that. I think when those days come, you just kind of take it and don&#8217;t complain and don&#8217;t critique. 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