Agony of Nadal continues: eliminated in the first round of Queen’s – Het Nieuwsblad

             
 
 
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Rafael Nadal Tuesday was immediately eliminated in the first round of the ATP tournament at Queen’s. The 29-year-old Spaniard was on the London grass in 2 hours and 13 minutes, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 to give in to the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov (ATP 79).

             

Fifth seeded Nadal (ATP-10), Sunday is tournament winner in Stuttgart, saved in the tiebreak another matchball and took the third set of a break, but gave it still out hands. Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho saw it all happen from the stands.

It is the second time this season that Nadal lost against a player who is not in the top fifty state. In January befell him in the first round in Doha against German Michael Berrer (when ATP 127). In 2008, Nadal won the tournament with 1.57464 million euros doped Queen’s, after he won his first two titles at Wimbledon.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ATP-34) get Dolgopolov in the second round again a Spaniard served.