MOSCOW, Aug 18 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal failed to reach the third round tournament series «Masters» in the US Cincinnati, the prize fund of which exceeds 6.2 million dollars. In the second round match, Nadal, seeded under the second number, was defeated by the representative of Croatia Borna Coric with a score of 6:7 (9:11), 6: 4:3:6. The duration of the meeting was 2 hours 51 minutes. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Western & # 38; Southern OpenAugust 18, 2022 • Start at 02:10FinishedBorna CoricCroatia2 : 17:64:66:3Rafael NadalSpain In the third round, Coric, ranked 152nd in the ATP rankings, will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut, seeded 15th. Nadal , for whom this match was the first after Wimbledon 2022, could bypass the Russian Daniil Medvedev and become the first racket of the world if he won the tournament in Cincinnati.
