Ohio State sophomore Mikael Torpegaard lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to former No. 1 player Rafael Nadal today in a Davis Cup tennis match.
Representing host Denmark for the third time in Davis Cup play, Torpegaard hung even with Spain’s Nadal for most of the first set. Torpegaard had three break points on Nadal’s serve at 4-4, but Nadal held and then broke Torpegaard in the next game to win the set.
Nadal, now ranked seventh in the world, broke Torpegaard early in the second. Torpegaard broke back, but Nadal won all four points in Torpegaard’s next service game to regain command.