Australian Open Day Three Wrap Rafael Nadal Out Coco Gauff Sees Off Resilient
Australian Open day three summary Rafael Nadal is no longer playing. Coco Gauff dismisses tough
Rafael Nadal's second round loss to MacKenzie McDonald at the Rod Laver Arena in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, was the biggest upset of the Australian Open thus far.
In the men's singles, Rafael Nadal held the top seed, but Stefanos Tsitsipas, the third seed, had a much better day, defeating Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-0, 6-2.
The American defeated the Brit in straight sets in the highly anticipated women's singles matchup between Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu, 6-3, 7-6, despite she had to work hard to finish the match. The top-seeded woman, Iga Swiatek, easily defeated Camila Osorio, winning 6-2, 6-3.
"GOAT victories are not common." French Open champion Frances Tiafoe encapsulated the significance of compatriot Michael McDonald's victory over Nadal.
When Danielle Collins led Karolina Muchova 7-3 in the third set tiebreak, she laid down her racket and raised her hands in celebration before realising that the match was still in progress. This was one among the day's most hilarious moments.
Fortunately for the American 13th seed, she was able to finish the game, winning the tiebreak 10-6 to defeat her Czech opponent 6-7, 6-2, 7-6.
She later said in her on-court post-match interview at the Margaret Court Arena, "I felt a bit ashamed.
"I never experienced a tie-break in the third set at a Grand Slam, so I believed the match was finished," the player said. At least you didn't faceplant on the floor, I just reminded myself. I made an effort to maintain perspective.
"I am not good at keeping score; occasionally I forget." "I need to improve that a little bit,"
Chris Bradnam, a pundit for Eurosport, was surprised by Collins' error.
He saw the 29-year-old exult and said, "It's the first to 10; that's fantastic!"
How could she have forgotten that? "It's the same in all the majors this year, Danielle. How can you recover from that?"
On Wednesday, spectators witnessed some electrifying tennis, including a 70-shot sequence in the men's singles match between Jason Kubler and Karen Khachanov and a 27-shot exchange between Bianca Andreescu and Marie Bouzková.
