NADAL BEATEN IN MELBOURNE BUT INJURED KNEE ‘FINE’

MELBOURNE: World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic, but said he was happy after his troublesome knee held up “fine”. Nadal’s knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip Brisbane, but was able to give it a workout at the event in Melbourne.