At the Australian Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments, Spain's Rafael Nadal, who was ranked second in the world and won the previous tournament, lost in the second round of the men's singles to an American player ranked 65th in the world. bottom.
In the men's singles second round on the third day of the tournament, Nadal faced 27-year-old American Mackenzie McDonald, ranked 65th in the world.
After losing the first set 4-6 and the second 4-6, Nadal lost the third set 5-7 and lost in straight sets.
The 36-year-old Nadal is currently ranked second in the world. After winning the Australian Open last year, he won the French Open and increased his number of Grand Slam singles titles to 22, the most among men. rice field.
He participated in this tournament as the 1st seed, but was eliminated in the second round.