Demon terrorised Nadal on home court | 02:15 Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat on his return to tennis after injury as he fell 7-5 6-1 against Aussie Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in the Barcelona Open second round.
De Minaur became the first Australian to beat Nadal on clay. He is also just the seventh player to beat Nadal on clay and Novak Djokovic on hardcourt in the same season.Start Your Free Trial today “On a personal level, for what is to come, the 6-1 in the second set is what had to happen today,” said Nadal, who explained he did not want to push himself too far.“I’ll try to take a step further in Madrid, then in Rome, and if, in any tournament it’s worth going out there to give everything and die, it’s in Paris.
The Australian broke in the first game and tested Nadal with a series of brilliant drop shots which Nadal could not reach.
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