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Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts
during his quarterfinal against
Croatia’s Marin Cilic at
the Australian Open tennis
championships in Melbourne,
Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 23,
2018.
Associated Press
Injured Rafa

Nadal out

of Australian

Open; Cilic

into semis

By JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)
— One point after his medi-
cal timeout in the fourth
set, Rafael Nadal went
to the rear of the court to
squat and do a knee-raise,
trying to stretch out his in-
jured right leg.
Three games later — one
point after his subsequent
visit from the trainer —
Nadal had to delay Marin
Cilic’s serve while trying to
walk out the pain at the
start of the fifth set. Cousins achieves rare feat in Pels’ 2OT win
After limping and wincing
through two more games,
and after failing to fend off New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony
a sixth break point, the 16- Davis jumps on center DeMarcus Cousins
time major champion was after overtime of an NBA basketball
out of the Australian Open. game against the Chicago Bulls in New
The sixth-seeded Cilic ad-
vanced to his first semifinal Orleans, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. The
in Australia since 2010 with Pelicans won in double overtime, 132-
a 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 2-0 128.
victory Tuesday. Associated Press

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