8th seed Spain’s Rafael Nadal lost to 32nd seed Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6 in the 3rd round of U.S. Open 2015.
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This was the first time that Rafa was unable to win a Grand Slam Match after winning the first two sets. And this was also the first year since 2004, that the Spaniard failed to win any Major Title.
Here are the Twitter reactions on the Nadal’s another early exit from a Grand Slam this year.
The defeat to Fognini also ends Nadal's 10-year streak of winning at least one major title per season. #USOpen2015 pic.twitter.com/dB9BpWNohj
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) September 5, 2015
Nadal says tonight's effort was an improvement over mental struggles earlier this year: "My mind allows me to fight until the end." #usopen
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 5, 2015
2015 is the first year since 2004 in which Rafael Nadal has not won a Grand Slam title. And he only reached two QFs. #USOpen
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 5, 2015
Nadal was 151-0 when winning the first two sets in a major. Now 151-1.
— Tennis Problems (@Tennis_Prob) September 5, 2015
Fabio Fognini pulls off UNBELIEVABLE comeback, roaring back to beat Nadal 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Feels career changing for both. #USOpen
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 5, 2015
Not sure what's more disconcerting, Rafa Nadal continual picking his wedgie or me standing in front of a TV trying to capture it.
— nick kroll (@nickkroll) September 5, 2015
Nadal struggling after years at the top just goes to show how super human Federer is. Would love him to win one more major
— Damien Broom (@cfcbroom) September 5, 2015
Nadal after he realises that Uncle Toni ran out of the 'juice' after the 2nd set. pic.twitter.com/3KohyiHtMZ
— Ayub (@SweeperKeeper1) September 5, 2015
Nadal "tried to fight until the last ball". That's the positive thing he is trying to learn from this loss. pic.twitter.com/YHcK4HEf6v
— Giulio Fedele (@fedele_giulio) September 5, 2015
General public and casual tennis observers have no idea how broken Nadal's body has been for years. Shame. At his peak, best I've ever seen
— Mike Ryan Ruiz (@MichaelRyanRuiz) September 5, 2015
First time in a decade that Nadal ends the year without a single major title.
— Craig Gabriel (@crosscourt1) September 5, 2015
Walking to bed after the Fognini-Nadal match like (h/t @roobynVC) http://t.co/V5uSxFKXaV
— ATP Reactions (@ATPreactions) September 5, 2015
Nadal had a total of 0 (as in ZERO) winners on the BH. In a five set match. Yikes!
— ɼค๓ﻉรɦ 💯 (@zbrain) September 5, 2015
I'm not ready to live in a world where Rafa nadal isn't in his prime…
— Steve Apel (@AthleteCritique) September 5, 2015
oh hey i have a good joke about rafael nadal: is he gonna join NYCFC now
— Sophie (@insopherable) September 5, 2015
Not sure what's more impressive…beating Nadal twice on clay (in a few weeks) or beating him from 2 sets & a break down at a Major??? #FF
— Rob Koenig (@RobKoenigTennis) September 5, 2015
Nadal totally crushed and still stops to sign autographs on the way out. Man – that's class.
— Ed Jay (@patrickbpenguin) September 5, 2015
Tempting to say Nadal should just toss 2015 into the 🔥🔥🔥, but knowing him, he'll keep trying to find himself on a court somewhere.
— Juan José Vallejo (@jjvallejoa) September 5, 2015
2015. An interesting year in tennis. Both the Bryan Brothers & Rafael Nadal fail to win a major during the year for the 1st time since 2004.
— Parsa (@Parsa_Nemati) September 5, 2015
It wasn't the forehand depth or the backhand depth, or the injuries. The serve is what has abandoned Rafael Nadal the most in 2015.
— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) September 5, 2015
Very cool of Nadal to stop and sign autographs. It's 1:30am, he's exhausted, drenched in sweat & just lost in upset. Classy.
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) September 5, 2015
90 seconds after one of the most crushing losses of his life he signs every autograph. Epitome of class. #nadal pic.twitter.com/uLEJQSvXHe
— Colin Priestner (@colinpriestner) September 5, 2015
Nadal had a record streak of 10 straight years winning at least one major. That streak ends with 2015.
— Tennis Problems (@Tennis_Prob) September 5, 2015
Fabio. Phenomenal.
Fognini is the first man to EVER beat Nadal from two sets down in a slam.
3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4. pic.twitter.com/wJRPw4bf0K
— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) September 5, 2015
Players to beat Rafael Nadal at least 3 times in one season:
Roger Federer ('07)
Novak Djokovic ('09, '11, '13)
Fabio Fognini ('15)
— Parsa (@Parsa_Nemati) September 5, 2015
152 points each.
This feels exactly like Verdasco vs. Nadal 2009.
— David Law (@DavidLawTennis) September 5, 2015
Fognini asking the chair umpire if Nadal can serve two games in a row.
— Tom Perrotta (@TomPerrotta) September 5, 2015
Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the US Open, beaten 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 by Italy's Fabio Fognini. #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/1OSDWMUvbO
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 5, 2015
Currently, tweets about Nadal are 2% positive, 90% neutral, and 8% negative.
— sentiBotr (@sentiBotr) September 5, 2015