Nadal fails to build on French Open triumph

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Gerry Weber Open at the hands of wildcard Alexander Waske.

Nadal fails to build on French Open triumph
Wed, 08 Jun, 2005 - 17:07

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Gerry Weber Open at the hands of wildcard Alexander Waske.

Waske prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-3 after one hour and 51 minutes to end Nadal’s 24-game winning streak in the first round.

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