Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal bucks one of his 'worst starts ever' on top of a freak accident that saw his racket bounce off the court and hit him sharply on the nose.

Nadal is now 14-4 against Fognini lifetime. I think it’s getting bigger and bigger.” Was very painful.

Rafael Nadal overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach the US Open third round on Thursday.

Nadal coasted to a 3-0 lead when his bizarre injury temporarily stalled his progress to the last 32. Fognini stretched to a 4-2 lead before Nadal reeled off the next four games to take the set and level the tie. It was the second successive match in which Nadal had dropped the first set, after he suffered the same fate in his opener against Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata. Nadal said that despite being a set and 4-2 down, he was happy to have recovered after coming into the tournament still worried by the abdominal injury he suffered at Wimbledon. “I was a little bit dizzy and it was a little bit painful,” admitted Nadal, who said he had suffered a similar injury in the past caused by a golf club. The Australian and French Open champion required a medical timeout to have the wound tended before resuming the match with a bandage across the bridge of his nose.

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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 said at his post-match news conference he thought right away that he might have broken his nose, which kept swelling.

I lost little bit the - I don't know how to say in English - but a little bit the feeling of my head. Now is the moment to play better. At the beginning I thought I breaked the nose because it was a shock at the beginning. One more year at the age of 36. Open](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/us-open.html). [Fognini, a blow to his nose and concern for the health of his wife and baby do not stop him](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/us-open/2022/09/02/63118db9e2704ed29f8b456e.html) [Rafael Nadal's bad luck to the max: Terrible blow to the nose with his own racket](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/us-open/2022/09/02/63118b4be2704e97288b45b0.html) [Rafael Nadal](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/rafael-nadal.html) said at his post-match news conference he thought right away that he might have broken his nose, which kept swelling.He said it was a "shock" when it happened and he felt "a little bit out of the world."

Rafael Nadal was left baffled by his own “terrible” start before securing a comeback four-set win over Fabio Fognini at the US Open.

That's what I was looking for for a set and a half, to start to compete. I was positive. But I had a couple of good serves and a good passing shot with the backhand. It's about being a little bit out of the world. Today I was not doing that for a while. “I was lucky it was 15-40. I was not competing, no? “I was not able to be very focused when I come back from that,” he added. I don't understand yet how I started that bad because the feeling before the match was good. Lucky that Fabio made some mistakes and I was able to start putting some balls in and finish the match playing obviously better, much better.” “I was a little bit in shock. When asked how he was feeling in the press conference afterwards, Nadal replied: “Little bit of pain, honestly, but good.

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A little bit painful." Well, just a little bit dizzy at the beginning. Nadal was cruising past Fabio Fognini, 3-0 up in the fourth set of their second-round clash of the US Open, when the unfortunate incident transpired.

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.

Tennis - Nadal injured his nose in the fourth set against Fabio Fognini in New York.

The Spaniard grabbed another return game at 5-4 to rattle off four straight games and gain a boost. Rafa could not find his strokes in the opening set and sprayed a forehand error in the third game to fall 2-1 behind. Rafael Nadal is through to the third round at the US Open.

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

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 topped Fabio Fognini in four sets yesterday to advance to the Third Round in the U.S. Open. But he had a little incident on the court.

It looked to only be a small cut, but from the look on Nadal's face it was causing him a lot of discomfort. During the fourth set, Nadal accidentally hit himself in the nose with a lot of force. Rafael Nadal topped Fabio Fognini in four sets yesterday to advance to the third round of his section in the U.S.

Rafael Nadal says he does not need to play as many matches at his age going into Grand Slams.

You don't need that amount of matches and practices, but it's true that the key is to have the right preparation. "At the moment it's about avoiding risks and if I get injured then of course the chance to go very far in the tournament will be zero. Since Wimbledon, Nadal played in only the Cincinnati Masters to prepare for the hard court Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows. Now is the moment to make this and even if I am able to advance into the tournament maybe I will have another chance. "Then I started to be not perfect of course but much better. It did not all go Nadal's way, though, as he went a set down against the Italian not looking his usual self before suffering a nose injury at the start of the second set.

Nadal joked after the match he'd only been injured in such a way with a golf club before.

After his victory, Nadal was asked about his injury and if this had ever happened to him before. After all, he did win the Australian Open and the French Open. Players are not allowed to be on the court if there is any bleeding, so after getting the cut cleaned up, Nadal got a bandage on his nose. During a follow-through after hitting the ball back to Fognini, Nadal's racket hit the hard court at Arthur Ashe Stadium and it bounced back straight to his face. Nadal held a 3-0 lead when all of a sudden he was seen dropping his racket, walking off the court and laying down while grabbing his face. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was off to what he described as one of his "worst starts, probably ever," but he got it together and started improving in the second set.