CINCINNATI: Borna Coric spoiled the return of Rafael Nadal after a five-year absence from the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday with a 7-6 (11/9), 4-6, 6-3 upset victory in the second round. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who won the Cincinnati title in 2013, was playing his first match in well over a month after withdrawing with an abdominal injury from his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios. Nadal began the season with three titles and 20 consecutive wins but will head into the US Open after only one summer hardcourt match. The night appearance by the 22-time Grand Slam champion was interrupted for an hour and a quarter by rain in the opening set. Once back, the pair struggled into a first-set tie-breaker which lasted for well over a quarter of an hour. Nadal missed on two set points of his own and had to save two set points for Coric. But on the Croat’s third opportunity, Nadal handed over the set after an hour and a quarter on court with a costly double-fault. Nadal then took another 75 minutes to square the match thanks to a break in the seventh game of the second set. The Spaniard was broken to trail 2-4 on a forehand wide, opening the door for Coric, who finished off the victory in just under three hours. Kyrgios, meanwhile, lost his way amid objections to on-court advertising lights, with the Wimbledon runner-up falling 6-3, 6-2 to American Taylor Fritz. The Australian was in complaint mode from the start, lamenting the distraction of flickering LED lights on an advertising board and demanding a fix. World number 28 Kyrgios, after a standout summer which included the Washington title this month, could not find his best game in crashing out to 11th seed Fritz after only 50 minutes. Raducanu rolls on: Women’s 10th seed Emma Raducanu dispatched her second Grand Slam champion in less than 24 hours, crushing Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2. The teenaged US Open champion claimed the first 10 games before Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion, finally captured a game. But the young Briton, who ousted Serena Williams the night before with another love set, denied Azarenka on two break points in the final game to win in 63 minutes. Andy Murray needed a post-match on-court visit from the trainer after losing 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Cameron Norrie in the second round. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, twice a Cincinnati champion, needed massage on his right thigh before leaving the court after battling for nearly two and three-quarter hours. After cramping at other events in recent weeks, the 35-year-old Scotsman is worried about his physical situation. American Ben Shelton stunned fifth seed Casper Ruud, defeating the Norwegian 6-3, 6-3, while women’s world number one Iga Swiatek beat Sloane Stephens 6-4, 7-5.