Rafael Nadal is out of Australian Open 2011. David Ferrer knocked out the number one seed 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. He was the better player on the day. There were medical time out for Nadal on a number of occasions, but it was not clear what the injury was. He had outplayed Marin Cilic in straight sets and had a rest day before he came back on court today. There was no talk of injury during this intervening period and during the match there was no point at which he was seen to have injured himself. If it was the lingering effects of flu he suffered in Doha, how long he was to take to recover. Last year, he had retired in the third set against Andy Murray, but he did not do so today. David Ferrer hit 44 winners which was what did Nadal in. Rafael Nadal had no answer to this onslaught. His famed shots caused no dent in Ferrer’s defence. On the other hand, Ferrer’s shots were landing deep making it difficult for Nadal to go on the front foot. Nadal’s back hand looked ordinary, just as it did last year against Andy Murray. Ferrer also exploited gaps in the forehand corner of Nadal on the ad court. Ferrer was running all over the court like possessed and it was clear that he was the one who wanted victory at any cost. He goes on to meet Andy Murray in the Semi-Finals.
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