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But Nadal added that, as the reigning champion of the tournament, he did not want to leave the court via a mid-match retirement. He said the hip had been bothering him for a couple of days, but it was never as bad as it became on Wednesday. That also made Verdasco the lowest-ranked player to defeat Nadal in Australia — until, of course, McDonald on Wednesday. In his lone previous matchup against Nadal, at the 2020 French Open, McDonald won a total of just four games in a lopsided loss. That is all on top of this: The 2023 edition of the Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament since Serena Williams and Roger Federer announced their retirements.
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