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Alex de Minaur has missed out on the chance of a lifetime to beat Rafael Nadal on clay in successive tournaments, blown away by the rejuvenated, emotionally charged Spanish great in the Madrid Open. The Australian No.1, looking a shadow of the player who blitzed Nadal in Barcelona 10 days earlier, seemed tight and a mite distracted in the face of passionate support for the home idol in the Caja Magica on Saturday as he succumbed 7-6 6-3 in the second round.
“I’m still on an up, super-happy now to be able to be competitive against a great player like Alex for over two hours, it means a lot to me.” The immediate future? “I dont know, I really believe tennis hasn’t been an issue the last two years, more the physical issues. “If I’m able to play weeks in a row, I’ll see how far I can go and how competitive I could be. But step by step, let’s see how I recover really.
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