Rafael Nadal Falls in Opening Match at Cincinnati

Borna Coric of Croatia is congratulated by Rafael Nadal of Spain after their match during the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on August 17, 2022. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images via Field Level Media

Rafael Nadal’s tuneup for the U.S. Open didn’t go as planned.

Nadal lost his opening match at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, falling to Croatia’s Borna Coric 7–6 (9), 4–6, 6–3 on Wednesday in second-round action.