Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal returns from an abdomen injury to face Borna Coric. See the betting odds, prediction, and tennis picks for this crucial Wednesday battle.

Tennis Abstract gives Coric a 19.9% chance of upsetting Nadal, and when you convert that to a two-way moneyline, you get +402, so there’s certainly some value in sprinkling some lunch money on Coric to pull off the stunner. Besides his strong career numbers against Nadal, Coric backers can also feel confident that Nadal won’t be at the peak of his powers in his first competitive match after the break. Those matches all came between 2014 and 2017, so perhaps it’s not all that relevant, but it’s better than the alternative. At this point in his career, Nadal is used to working his way back from long layoffs, whether due to injury or just managing his schedule. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. On the other side is underdog Borna Coric, an immensely talented 25-year-old who has spent most of the last two seasons battling injuries.

The 36-year-old Spaniard was pushed to the limit and beyond in what was his first match since an abdominal tear forced him out of Wimbledon. Croatia's Coric, ...

However he was ultimately unable to keep up with his younger opponent in the third, giving up an early break which Coric rode to a 7-6 (9) 4-6 6-3 victory in Cincinnati. Nadal then rallied in the second, making the most of his lone break point opportunity to force a deciding third set. Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the Western and Southern Open after going down to Borna Coric in three gruelling sets.

Rafael Nadal met Borna Coric in the second-round Wednesday night, marking his first Western & Southern Open action since 2017.

A pair of heavy returns from Nadal in the final game gave the upper hand to Coric, who then finished the match and the upset with a strong forehand. "Obviously, I had my chances (in) the beginning. Searching for momentum, Nadal found his groove in the second set after Coric took an early 3-2 lead. I need to return better." I need to practice. "I need to improve.

Since the late 1990s, many Spanish players have left their mark, both at the Grand Slam level and in the ATP rankings.

The world number three in this 2022 has won two Grand Slam titles out of three (Australian Open and Roland Garros), but has not achieved any title at 1000 level. He started Carlos Alcaraz with the triumph in Miami over Casper Ruud in two sets, with the first Masters 1000 of his career, at less than 19 years of age. Since the late 1990s, many Spanish players have left their mark, both at the Grand Slam level and in the ATP rankings.

Rafael Nadal lost to Borna Coric 7-6 (11/9), 4-6, 6-3 in the second round on return after a five-year absence from the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

“It was very very special," said Coric, who had shoulder surgery last year. “I need to practice. “It’s difficult to take a lot of positive things from this match. “That was not the case today." I need to return better. “This tournament was difficult for me.

Late in the third set, Borna Coric came nose-to-nose with Rafael Nadal at net. Reacting to a body shot, Coric reflexed a volley winner.

Coric attacked behind a forehand down the line for his second break point of the evening. Leaning into a series of crosscourt backhands, Coric drew an errant forehand down the line breaking for 4-2. 12 narrowly missed the mark on a forehand down the line handing Nadal break point in the seventh game. Hitting a heavy serve, Coric hammered a forehand for double match point. Nadal knifed a brilliant backhand volley off another serve-and-volley closing the second set in style to force a final set after two hours, six minutes. Dancing around his backhand, Nadal hammered a heavy diagonal forehand to draw the error and break for 4-3. The Croatian sailed a forehand as Nadal earned his first set point. Uncharacteristically, Nadal curled a crosscourt forehand wide to hand Coric another set point. The 25-year-old Croatian set up the first-strike forehand he wanted, but bungled a drop shot attempt into net as Nadal leveled at 9-9. Coric cranked a 134 mph ace down the T to force the tiebreaker after 55 minutes of play. 152 Coric reached rare air with this win—his third in five meetings vs the 36-year-old Spanish superstar—joining Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and Dominik Hrbaty as the fourth man to own a winning record over Nadal with a minimum of four matches played. Coric, whose two-handed backhand is his best groundstroke, really went after his forehand hitting 17 forehand winners compared to nine for Nadal, who was making his first Cincinnati appearance since 2017.It was Nadal's first match since he outlasted Taylor Fritz in a five-set Wimbledon thriller 41 days ago and his first hard-court match since bowing to Fritz in the Indian Wells final on March 20th.

Rafael Nadal is ready to come back. After the forced withdrawal from Wimbledon and the precautionary withdrawal from the Masters 1000 in Montreal, ...

If you make the final, fantastic. If you make the semifinals, good. “If you make the quarterfinals, great. The level is very high and I hope to be ready for Wednesday", he explained as always with great lucidity. “I think he [Carlos Alcaraz] has the right people next to him. At this level, if you come back after a long time and an injury, it's not always easy to find your rhythm again.

Rafael Nadal is ready to come back, after the forced withdrawal from the Championships and the precautionary forfeit from the 1000 in Montreal, ...

I feel lucky to have been able to share such a long period of time with her on the circuit. He told about the US star: "I have a lot of memories. The level is very high and I hope to be ready for Wednesday."

A very solid game by the Croatian tennis player surprises the Spaniard in his return after more than a month injured. Rafael Nadal.Twitter: @ATPTour_ES.

This time it was Coric who broke the serve, it was in the sixth game of the set. In the second set, the Croatian raised his level with his serve. [Rafa Nadal heading straight to No.1](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/2022/08/04/62ebd9db22601d952f8b45b4.html) [Rafael Nadal](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/rafael-nadal.html)'s return to the tennis courts was the main attraction of Wednesday in Cincinnati. Set for Coric, although the Spaniard had two set points to take it. It didn't seem like the Croatian had only won 5 of his last 14 ATP matches after his return in March from a year of injury. When the game began again, Borna Coric brought out a very aggressive game, which was enough to win the first set.

Rafael Nadal's return to the tennis court has ended with a shock loss, as the Spaniard went down in three s...

"I've been out the last two years injured. I need to take it step-by-step." "I need to return better. I need days. READ MORE:

Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal's return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern ...

[Sebastian Korda](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3368) came back to defeat [Frances Tiafoe](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2708) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the third round in Cincinnati for the first time. He is among four American men to advance to this stage of the tournament, the most since 2003 when there were five; he joins Fritz, Shelton and [John Isner](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1023), his next opponent. Shelton is the youngest American to defeat a top-five opponent since [Andy Roddick](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=436) beat No. 1 [Gustavo Kuerten](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=577) in 2001. "I need to return better. "With a week-and-a-half to New York, it's sad to not play here,'' Nadal said.

Rafael Nadal crashed out of Western & Southern Open after losing the match 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 against Borna Coric of Croatia here on Thursday.

More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. Coric applied greater pressure in the decider and was a deserved winner after securing his first break of the match to move ahead 4-2. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. "I need to be very aggressive for sure, especially because I was playing for a very long time today and I also finished very late. I was honestly just looking forward to playing this match as I haven't had that in the last two years. Nadal's defeat ends his bid for a return to the top spot in the ATP Rankings this week.

Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal's return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern ...

[Sebastian Korda](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3368) came back to defeat [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2708) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the third round in Cincinnati for the first time. He is among four American men to advance to this stage of the tournament, the most since 2003 when there were five; he joins Fritz, Shelton and [John Isner](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1023), his next opponent. Shelton is the youngest American to defeat a top-five opponent since [Andy Roddick](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=436) beat No. 1 [Gustavo Kuerten](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=577) in 2001. "I need to return better. "With a week-and-a-half to New York, it's sad to not play here,'' Nadal said.

RAFAEL NADAL lost on his return from injury as he now looks ahead to the US Open.

Nadal also had a chance to become the world No 1 for the first time since January 2020. Coric proved troublesome for Nadal throughout and ended up improving to a 3-2 record against Nadal in his favour. Nadal confirmed last week that he would be making his return in Cincinnati to try and build up some momentum for the final Slam of the year.

Rafael Nadal was back in action for the first time since being forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after reaching the semi-finals.

"I need to move forward and just start to think about the energy that the crowd gives me in New York. "I am positive," he said. I need to return better. I need to practise. I was honestly just looking forward to playing this match as I haven't had that in the last two years. "I was out for the last two years and I didn't play on the big stage in front of the crowd and everybody.

RAFAEL NADAL has vowed to make his first appearance at the US Open since 2019 a memorable one.

Nadal also heads into the main draw of the US Open with a stellar win percentage in 2022, having won in 35 of his 39 matches (89.7 per cent) this year. However, a 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Borna Coric in the first round cut short his attempts to get in some much-needed on-court practice ahead of the US Open on August 29. Nadal is currently ranked at No 3 but has his sights set on extending his run at the summit after spending 209 weeks as the top-ranked player in men’s tennis in his career.

RAFAEL NADAL was beaten in three sets by Borna Corcic in his first match back from injury at the Cincinnati Masters.

This time, it's the Serbian who will be missing [over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19](/sport/tennis/1654723/Novak-Djokovic-US-Open-Federer-Nadal-tennis-news). And afterwards, the icon seemed to cite practice, more time on court, an improvement in play and his return of serve as areas to address before Flushing Meadows. In his first match back [since withdrawing from Wimbledon with an abdominal injury](/sport/tennis/1637148/Rafael-Nadal-injury-Wimbledon-withdrawal-Nick-Kyrgios-final-tennis-news-breaking), Nadal lost 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 6-3 to the world number 152, later admitting he's only managed two practice sets in the past 40 days.

Since the late 1990s, many Spanish players have made their mark, both at the Grand Slam level and in the ATP rankings. From Carlos Moyá to Juan Carlos Ferrero, ...

The dynamics and the sport changes very quickly and you need to be ready to accept both things, the victories and the amazing things that can happen but at the same time, the injuries the tough moments, the losses. The world number three in this 2022 has won two Grand Slam titles out of three (Australian Open and Roland Garros), but has not won any title at the 1000 level. In recent years, other tennis players have appeared on the circuit, but have not achieved the same feats as the Iberian champion.

Playing at the Western & Southern Open outside Cincinnati for the first time since withdrawing ahead of his Wimbledon semifinal with Nick Kyrgios due to an ...

“I need to move forward and just start to think about the energy that the crowd gives me in New York,” he said. Nadal will be the No. “I need to practice. I need to return better. So coming back from a tough period of time, [it is] something that's easy to accept and easy to say congrats to Borna, that he played better.” Still, the loss should be taken in context.