On his return to the competition, rafael nadal Couldn’t avoid losing to England’s Cameron Norrie (3-6, 6-3 and 6-4) who took advantage lack of minutes On the Balearic Islands circuit to reverse the score and prevent Spain from performing in the new United Cup.
The season start for the world’s number two met with an incident. roundest competitorwith more minutes on the Ken Rosewall Arena field, which he played against Australia and Alex de Miñaur on the first day of this Group D.
Nadal, what I haven’t jumped on a track since last December 2nd. When he finished his Latin American exhibition tour, he got off to a good start against Norrie, whom he had faced four times before. The last one is in the final of the Acapulco tournament last year.
This was not the case in Sydney during the group stage of the first edition of this event kicking off the new season. Norrie, with his support efficiency with first service, reversed a game against which the Spaniard was still fresh and put the score on his side when he took the time-out in the sixth game. The quarter was closed without undue difficulties by the winners of twenty-two Grand Slams.
Norrie, 27, is fourteenth in the world and ends with four trophies in 2022, including those at Lyon and Delray Beach, keeping pace with Nadal, who is starting to blame his lack of attraction. The Johannesburg-born player took the first ‘time out’ in the sixth game of the second set. The Spanish did not take their chance to stabilize the situation and extend the arm and the duel went to the final yawn.
Cameron Norrie’s performance on his first serve did not diminish, which helped him against the Spaniard, who was planning to bolster his shoot for the Australian Open in Sydney, his first Grand Slam of the season and where he would defend his title from last year. The service helped the British at decisive moments. In order not to allow the Spanish player to balance the game and close every set he puts in the game. did not allow the reaction of the Spaniards He said that he could not extend the game, which lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Rafael Nadal, who made a great start to 2022 with 21 consecutive wins and 3 wins, experienced his first defeat of the new year in Sydney.
Cameron Norrie’s victory Ahead of Great Britain in the fight against Spain. Then, Nuria Párrizas will face Katie Swan to complete the first day of the Spanish team led by Marc López in the first edition of this tournament that opens the new season.