Dizzy Nadal retires in Florida heat, Murray moves on
Spaniard Rafa Nadal retired from his second-round match at the Miami Open on Saturday due to a bout of dizziness, while Andy Murray advanced despite blowing hit top at an umpire after finding a women’s ball among those he was using.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-03-28 05:54 GMT
Sporadic boos broke out when 14-times grand slam champion Nadal decided he could not continue in the third set after feeling ill in typically humid conditions in south Florida.
Nadal trailed 94th-ranked Damir Dzumhur 2-6 6-4 3-0, with the Bosnian 3015 up on serve, when he called it a day. It was the first time Nadal had quit during a match since a quarter-final against Murray at the 2010 Australian Open.
In the night session, Briton Murray had a heated exchange with the chair umpire en route to a 6-3 7-5 victory over Uzbek Denis Istomin.
Murray faced break point at 2-2 in the second set when he noticed that a women’s ball had somehow got into the mix. Women use different balls at the Miami Open, and they have a red stamping to differentiate them.
Though the rogue ball was removed from play, Murray was clearly flustered and netted a groundstroke in the next rally to lose the game. Murray then gave the umpire another earful. “It’s not right. Do you know how different the balls are?” he asked.
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