The 34-year-old has now lost in the quarter-finals two years running, having been outplayed by eventual finalist Dominic Thiem last year. Nadal, who won his only Australian Open crown in 2009, had a disrupted preparation for the Grand Slam this year, with a lower back strain putting him out of the ATP Cup. Nadal has had plenty of injury problems at Melbourne Park in the past and been stopped four times in the finals. Not at all feeling unlucky for me and not at all am I complaining about my luck here in Australia," he said. I have what I deserved in my career, and over here in Australia I had chances, but I was not able to convert it.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 15:00 UTC