Rafael Nadal's drive towards a second Australian Open title came to a shuddering injury-induced halt Wednesday on a day of
upsets that saw unseeded Kyle Edmund and Elise Mertens make the
semi-finals.
Rafael Nadal, the World No 1 retired against Marin Cilic after an upper right leg problem began troubling him the fourth set on Rod Laver Arena, with the Spaniard wincing in pain and limping as he struggled to continue.
His 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 2-0 exit set up a last-four clash for the former US Open champion against Britain's Kyle Edmund
It was only the second time in 264 Grand Slam matches that Spaniard Rafael Nadal has retired - the last being against Briton Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal, the World No 1 retired against Marin Cilic after an upper right leg problem began troubling him the fourth set on Rod Laver Arena, with the Spaniard wincing in pain and limping as he struggled to continue.
His 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 2-0 exit set up a last-four clash for the former US Open champion against Britain's Kyle Edmund
It was only the second time in 264 Grand Slam matches that Spaniard Rafael Nadal has retired - the last being against Briton Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Australian Open.
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