Seeded No. 1 in the absence of Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal suffered defeat for his entry into the green group of the ATP Masters in Turin. The Spanish left-hander lost 7-6 (7/3) 6-1 to the American “rookie” Taylor Fritz (no 8).
Rafael Nadal, who was playing only his second single since his elimination in the round of 16 of the US Open in early September, never had a chance. The man with 22 Grand Slam titles did not get the slightest break point against an extremely hard-hitting Taylor Fritz on Sunday evening, especially in the second set.
This defeat is not a deal breaker for Rafael Nadal, who will seek to revive his actions on Tuesday against the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (no 5). The Majorcan has already managed to climb into the last four of the ATP Finals having lost his first match. But that was in 2006, for his first participation.
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