Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are fighting to win the most Grand Slams. The Serbian phenomenon is still in the running at the Australian Open, despite a left hamstring injury affecting his performance. The former world No.
1 defeated Grigor Dimitrov in three hard-fought sets and will challenge local darling Alex de Minaur for a place in the quarter-finals. Rafa, for his part, was eliminated in the second round by the American McDonald. As if that weren’t enough, the 36-year-old from Manacor suffered a second-degree lesion to his ileo-psoas that will keep him away from the fields for about two months.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion will certainly miss the ATP 500 in Dubai, while his presence in Indian Wells and Miami remains uncertain. It wouldn’t be so surprising to see Nadal directly on the red clay of Monte Carlo. In recent days, several tennis players have complained about the Dunlop balls used in this edition of the Australian Open.
Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Felix Auger-Aliassime have been the toughest about it.
Dunlop responds to Djokovic and Nadal
Some tenors on the circuit have complained about the quality of the balls on this 2023 edition of the Australian Open, starting with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray or even Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Dunlop, the…
