Alex de Minaur traces a set back to his rival, with whom he had always lost
Rafael Nadal 2022 did not end in the best way and it is that with its results leaves a lot to think about how much to your next withdrawal. The Spanish tennis player began with a defeat against Cameron Norrie in the United Cup in Sydney and has started 2023 with another unprecedented setback against Alex de Miñaur.
Only twice throughout his career had he started a campaign with defeat: Chennai 2004, with Thierry Ascione and Doha 2015 against Michael Berrer. That is why his followers have the expectation that Rafael Nadal at any time you can think of your early withdrawal of tennis.
The bad results of Rafa Nadal make his followers think about his retirement
A serve at 161 kilometers per hour that ended in a double fault was the prelude to the first ‘break’ of the number one ‘Aussie’. De Minaur stood at 3-2 and panicked. He committed two double faults that made it easy to break his highly decorated opponent. Nadal turned around a 40-0 with 4-3.
At 36, Rafa continues to sweat a lot. A volunteer had to go out to dry the track. His ball was traveling at 160 kilometers per hour, the complete opposite of his rival’s. Alex handed him the fifth game in a row, again to serve. Without a doubt, the stands felt deep sadness.
The Spaniard regrets his lack of confidence after serving for the fifth time against the Australian
De Minaur made three break options with 1-0 down. Rafa solved the first two with two accurate services. She couldn’t with the third. The local tennis player returned to the scene. He had four 3-1 balls and serve. It was then that Nadal went on the attack. The Australian benefited from this.
The man from Manacor has played his last official match before going to the defense of the crown at Melbourne Park. He has the option of playing an exhibition like Kooyong’s. He ends his participation in the United Cup without scoring points, which puts his world number two in jeopardy.