Top seed Nadal upset by unseeded McDonald in Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18– Defending champion and top seed Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open on Wednesday after going down 4-6, 4-6, 5-7 to unseeded Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. The two players had one head-to-head previously- in the second round of the French Open last year with Nadal emerging victorious 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3..

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Defending champion and top seed Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open on Wednesday after going down 4-6, 4-6, 5-7 to unseeded Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.

The two players had one head-to-head previously – in the second round of the French Open last year with Nadal emerging victorious 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3.

The last time the 36-year-old Spaniard bowed out at such an early stage was the 2016 Australian Open, where he suffered a narrow 7-6(6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 loss to his compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the opening round. Enditem