Nadal shocked by Coric in Cincinnati

Rafael Nadal showed the rust from his long layoff with a wrist injury on Thursday, losing in straight sets to Croatia’s Borna Coric at the Cincinnati Masters.

The 30-year-old Spaniard was sluggish and well off the mark with all of his shots as Coric grabbed control and won 6-1 6-3 in an hour and 11 minutes.

The 19-year-old reached the quarterfinals of a Masters tournament for the first time and ended his streak of 10 straight losses against top 10 opponents.

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The upset left only one member of the Big Four still in the running.

> top men’s seeds tumble in Cincinnati

Defending champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Novak Djokovic are missing the tournament because of injuries.

Andy Murray is playing, but feeling the effects of a gruelling week in Rio de Janeiro where he won the gold medal on Sunday.

Along with Nadal, those four have combined to win 54 of the last 58 Masters events.

Nadal missed two months because of an injured left wrist and returned to the courts in Rio, where he lost in the semi-finals.

The lack of matches showed in Cincinnati: Nadal double faulted five times and had 27 unforced errors. Coric surged ahead 4-0 in the second set and closed it out.