Spaniard ran out of steam against Australian in BarcelonaThe 37-year-old 22-time slam winner went down 7-5, 6-1
Rafael Nadal’s comeback effort ended on Wednesday with a second-round loss to the No 4 seed Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open.
Competing for the first time since early January, Nadal began his Spanish homecoming on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Italy’s Flavio Cobolli.
