Nadal bows 3-6,4-6, 6-4, and 6-3,6-4 by No32 seed Fabio FogniniFognini hit 70 winners compared to just 30 for the SpaniardRafael Nadal had never lost a Grand Slam match when taking a two-set lead until he was beaten 3-6, 4-6, and 6-4,6-3, 6-4 by 32nd-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy in the third round of the US Open on Friday night.
The eighth-seeded Nadal’s defeat also ends the Spaniard’s 10-year streak of winning at least one major title per season. He lost in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the French Open, and then the moment round at Wimbledon.
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Source: theguardian.com