Updated On: 19 January, 2023 10:43 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Injured Rafa Nadal inconsolable after shock defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald at Australian Open; Coco Gauff sees off Emma Raducanu

Spain’s Rafael Nadal during his second round match against Mackenzie McDonald of America in Melbourne yesterday. Pics/AFP, Getty Images
Defending champion Rafael Nadal hobbled out of the second round in a huge upset at the Australian Open on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff beat Emma Raducanu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in a battle of the rising stars. Nadal’s wife Mery was in tears as the injury-hampered Spanish great lost to 65th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald at Rod Laver Arena, where the roof was closed because of more rain in Melbourne.
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