Raonic’s upset loss was summed up by an incredible brain fade which saw him refuse to hit a forehand return from Pouille while at the net, thinking the ball was going to travel out.
It was all downhill from there for the Canadian as Pouille charged through the fourth set towards a stunning victory. The decision forced the set to a tiebreak but it appeared to only light a fire in the belly of the former World No. “It’s because you don’t watch, you’re incapable!” Raonic exploded. Despite Pouille missing the return shot, the umpire called for the point to be replayed. Milos Raonic was absolutely fuming after being denied a point when a successful challenge in the first set went in his favour. Raonic fires up at umpire, massive brain fade “I couldn’t beat anybody with one leg, it was just too tough.” “I am sure it comes from my past matches, especially my last match, I was moving a lot and waste too much energy.” “After three or four games when I was serving I felt pretty heavy to my right leg and after that I couldn’t bend my knee so I decided to stop,” Nishikori said. Nishikori opened up on the devastating injury which brought his Australian Open to a heartbreaking end. Update: Nishikori is still dead on his feet and unable to hit, needs an on-court MTO. He’s really going after him, stepping it up from the back of the court, moving him around.”
“Novak can sense that Nishikori is struggling out here at the moment. “He is flexing the right quadriceps, grabbing when he needs to put weight on it. “I think Kei is pretty cactus here,” Groth said. Nine’s Sam Groth said Djokovic noticed Nishikori’s issues early on and instantly tried to work him around the court to push him to breaking point.
His struggles to find power through his right leg on serve were highlighted by the Channel 9 commentary team. Nishikori received treatment for a quad complaint in his right leg. Novak Djokovic bulldozed his way through the first set 6-1 against Japanese star Kei Nishikori.Ĭlearly struggling from his three previous five-set matches which had kept him on court for 13 hours and 47 minutes already at the Australian Open, Nishikori struggled to move in the first set and eventually called for the trainer and a medical timeout after dropping the first set in 31 minutes. Kei Nishikori was forced to retire early in the second set.
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