Nadal loses to de Minaur in second round at Barcelona

UpdatedBARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal's first tournament since January lasted only two matches with the Spaniard losing 7-5, 6-1 to Alex de Minaur at the clay-court Barcelona Open on Wednesday.

“The moment I lost the first set, the match was over,” Nadal said. “I can't play a three-hour match right now. This wasn't the place for me to give everything I have. We'll see what happens in Paris. I want to be competitive there, that's where I have to give it all.” “I didn't want to take any risks,” Nadal said. “The important thing here was to play and I played. To be on the court is great news.”

Nadal again looked injury-free on Wednesday but was never in control against the in-form De Minaur, who picked up his second career win over Nadal.“It's natural that this was probably my last match here,” Nadal said. “I really enjoyed playing here. It was unimaginable to win it 12 times.”

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