Nadal overpowered by Hurkacz at Italian Open in his 1st meeting with a top
ROME (AP) — There was no doubting Rafael Nadal’s commitment and desire during his first meeting with a top-10 player in 1½ years.
Nadal’s surgically repaired hip and his 37-year-old legs just didn’t provide him with the necessary means to be competitive enough on Saturday as ninth-ranked Hubert Hurkacz overpowered the 22-time Grand Slam champion on the Spaniard’s beloved clay for a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the third round of the Italian Open.
Nadal, who is still regaining his fitness after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery, appeared slow at times and lacked the lucidness to finish off points.
Twice in the first set, Nadal missed drop shot attempts to hand Hurkacz breaks of his serve.
Then early in the second set, Nadal lacked oomph on a backhand volley, allowing Hurkacz to reply with a forehand up the line that clipped the net and landed in for another break.
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