Rafael Nadal

2022 - 9 - 2

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Racket attack: Rafael Nadal suffers self-inflicted nose injury in U.S. ... (The Washington Post)

After his racket rebounded off the court and cut his nose in the fourth set, a bandaged Rafael Nadal finished off Fabio Fognini.

Nadal posted a selfie on his Instagram story with the thumbs-up emoji and an “all good” message after the win. Nadal told reporters the incident was “a shock" and he initially thought he had broken his nose. “I know that when I come back on court I going to be in trouble for a while. He will face France’s Richard Gasquet in the third round on Saturday. The freak accident occurred during the first point of the fourth game in the final set, with Nadal leading 3-0 and on his way to improving to 21-0 in Grand Slam matches this year. Rafael Nadal was bloodied but not defeated during his second-round match Thursday at the U.S.

US Open 2022: 'Weirdest' accident gave Rafael Nadal a 'wake up ... (Eurosport.com)

Rafael Nadal's “weird” accident gave the 22-time Grand Slam winner a “wake up call”, according to Eurosport's Mats Wilander.

“Amazing that he comes back. It’s only going to happen on a hard court. US Open

Rafael Nadal Suffers Bizarre Injury With His Own Racket (Sports Illustrated)

The 22-time Grand Slam champion ended up winning his four-set second round match despite the injury.

His medical team quickly bandaged up his nose allowing him to continue to play. He immediately dropped his racket and walked over to his bench. Rafael Nadal may have won his four-set match against Fabio Fognini on Thursday night at the U.S.

Rafael Nadal overcomes Fabio Fognini in four sets in US Open ... (CNN)

Rafael Nadal overcame accidentally hitting himself in the face with his own racket to beat Fabio Fognini in the US Open second round.

Nadal has a famously good record against the Frenchman, winning all 17 of their clashes. "But that's part of the game. He called it "one of the worst starts, probably ever." It's about being a little bit out of the world. At the beginning, I thought I (broke) the nose because it was a shock at the beginning. After the victory, Nadal played down the injury, saying he felt a "little bit pain, honestly, but good."

Bloodied but not beaten: Rafael Nadal recovers from shaky start to ... (Tennis365)

Rafael Nadal recovered from a very shaky start and a bloody nose inflicted by his own racket to defeat Fabio Fognini and reach the third round of the US ...

[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) I think I played really, really well. I had to be really, really focused. “I am practising much, much better than what I am playing. “But these kind of things sometimes happen so you need to accept and keep going. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) Then I need to make that happen in the matches.” I think I did it today.” I don’t understand yet how I started that bad because the feeling before the match was good. It was very painful. That’s what I did. Happy after a terrible start.

Rafael Nadal 'a little dizzy' after 'painful' accident in US Open win ... (Daily Express)

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The injury was not the only setback the tennis legend faced during the match, having lost the first set he also found himself a breakdown three times in the second set. I knew that when I came back on court I was going to be in trouble for a while," Nadal said. I lost a little bit of the feeling in my head. It's about being a little bit out of the world," Nadal said. He went on to win in a comfortable fashion completing a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 success. The accident occurred in bizarre circumstances during the fourth set with the Spaniard looking set to coast to victory.

Rafael Nadal cuts his own nose with racket as it bounces off court in ... (Mirror.co.uk)

A freak nose injury left the 22-time Grand Slam champion feeling dizzy but he returned to overcome Italian Fabio Fognini and book his place in US Open third ...

Then I need to make that happen in the matches.” I lost a little bit of the feeling in my head. "But I needed to save that service game. "It's about being a little bit out of the world. “It was just a strong hit,” he said afterwards. Nadal won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but was left dizzy by the freak incident.