SNAPSHOT FROM DAY THREE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Felix Auger-Aliassime – the Canadian title hopeful fought again from two units down towards unheralded Slovakian Alex Molcan to advance to the third spherical. The sixth seed peeled off 15 of the final 19 video games.
STAT OF THE DAY: Rafael Nadal’s shock second-round loss will depart the Open with out both the good Spaniard or fellow tennis titan Roger Federer within the second week for the primary time since 2004.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I can’t complain about my life at all. So just in terms of sports and in terms of injuries and tough moments, I mean, that’s another one. Just can’t say that I am not destroyed mentally at this time because I will be lying.” – Nadal accepts his defeat to Mackenzie McDonald with grace after damage or sickness cruelled his Melbourne Park marketing campaign for a seventh time.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Nadal’s untimely exit has blown the highest half of the lads’s draw broad open, together with his departure an enormous blow to a event already reeling from a number of high-profile withdrawals. Women’s No.1 Iga Swiatek and third seed Jessica Pegula cruised into the third spherical, although it took sixth seed Maria Sakkari three units to see off qualifier Diana Shnaider. Rain once more precipitated chaos with the schedule on out of doors courts amid a backlog of delayed matches.
