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Rafael Nadal bids emotional farewell to Madrid Open after loss to Jiri Lehecka
- Five-times winner is honoured by event after 7-5, 6-4 defeat
- World No 1 Iga Swiatek to face Madison Keys in semi-finals
Rafael Nadal’s rousing, dramatic last stand on home soil came to an end just after midnight in the early hours of Wednesday as he was outhit and outplayed by Jiri Lehecka. The talented young Czech seized one of the biggest moments of his career by toppling the Spaniard 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
The defeat will probably mark Nadal’s final time competing at the tournament he has won a record five times, with the 37-year-old expecting 2024 to be the final year of his career.
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