He took a medical timeout towards the end of the second set and continued with the match, but ultimately slipped to a 6-4 6-3 7-5 defeat. After seeing the match through to the end he left to a standing ovation from the crowd, with top seed Nadal turning to wave to each corner before exiting the stadium. He limped through the rest of the game and then left court for a medical timeout, returning to see out the second set. Auger-Aliassime fights back to reach third roundElsewhere on day three, Canada's sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime battled back from two sets down to secure a 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Alex Molcan. Tiafoe will play 18th seed Karen Khachanov next after the Russian defeated Australian Jason Kubler 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2.
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