It wasn’t all plain sailing for Rafael Nadal in his first-round victory at the Australian Open
on Monday. Midway through the first set against Britain’s Jack Draper, the 22-time grand slam winner stood with his arms spread as explained to the umpire that he was looking for his racket. “It’s this one for the stringer, not that one,” Nadal could be heard explaining to the umpire. “I need the racquet back! It is this not one.
” Later in the match, Nadal had another conversation with the umpire when the floodlights appeared to switch on automatically, despite the match being played in sunlight. “Now it is bothering me a lot,” Nadal said to the umpire while pointing up to the floodlights. “The combination of lights.” Draper was also unhappy, with the umpire calling stadium staff to fix the situation. Nadal needed four sets to beat the 21-year-old Draper.
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