Rafael Nadal

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."

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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.

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The Challenger Tour puts a lot of effort in making the path easier and is always looking for the benefit of the player,” Suasi said. The museum is where Rafa has all his trophies and there are also a lot of activities to do at the museum, including different simulators like Formula One, mountain biking, and skiing. [Fernando Verdasco](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fernando-verdasco/v306/overview) made his tournament debut last year, when he reached the quarter-finals. [Andy Murray](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview) opted to play in his return from hip surgery. There’s a lot of people involved in the tournament so we need to be at full capacity.” We are trying to give something back with this tournament, this is not our business. They are here to see the museum in the day and come to watch you play tennis in the evening. During the summer months, the academy holds a variety of summer camps. Though the work is hard, Suasi knows how vital hosting a Challenger at the Academy is. Despite the challenge of hosting the tournament during the first week of the The tournament site is on an island of tennis paradise. “I see tourists coming in and I'm thinking how special it is to stay here and compete.

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.

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

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.

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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.