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Rafael Nadal was left bloodied but unbeaten after a freak accident late in his four-set win over Fabio Fognini at the US Open Thursday night.

I knew that when I came back on court I [was] going to be in trouble for a while," Nadal said. "I think at the end of the match today I played better than in the first round without a doubt, too. "But I needed to save that [service game]... "I was [a] little bit in shock. [Wesley Koolhof](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview) and [Neal Skupski](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/neal-skupski/sl22/overview) qualified in doubles on Wednesday. It was a dramatic moment in a dramatic match between the longtime rivals. Nadal won 17 of the set’s final 21 points to level the clash and from there he surged through the final two sets. "That's just a shock some way I deserved to play that bad for a while. I was positive. Fognini led by a set and moved ahead by a break on three occasions in the second set before Nadal found his game to surge ahead. At the beginning I thought I [broke] the nose because it was a shock at the beginning. "I don't know, seems like it's not [broken].

There were bizarre scenes during Rafael Nadal's second round match at the US Open when he accidentally hit himself in the face in a freak accident.

After reaching for a backhand his racket bounced off the court and hit him in the face.” Rafael Nadal ends up with a nasty, bloody cut on the bridge of his nose. Fans were stunned by the unusual incident. He just had a freak accident on the court where his racket hit the court and bounced back and struck his nose. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo.

Rafael Nadal battled through to the third round of the US Open with a four-set victory over Fabio Fognini, in which the Spaniard bizarrely cut his own nose.

A crucial second set was also one of Nadal’s more chaotic sets of 2022, with the pair breaking one another every time during the first five games. That means a lot.” I’m still alive after a match like this. During his press conference afterwards, Nadal added: "It was just a strong hit. I don't know, seems like it is not broken. "I lost little bit the - I don't know how to say in English - but a little bit of the feeling of my head.

The Spaniard had blood pouring out of his nose after the bizarre mishap at the US Open. Details here.

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Rafael Nadal cut himself on the bridge of his nose with his own racket when it ricocheted off the court on the follow-through from a shot during Thursday's ...

The 36-year-old from Spain was moving to his right when he hit a backhand. “A little bit painful.” At least Nadal could joke about it afterward during his on-court interview.

Rafa Nadal overcame a horrid start and a bloody nose to beat Fabio Fognini 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 and reach the third round of the U.S Open on Thursday.

Nadal is now 14-4 against Fognini lifetime. I don't know. Was very painful. The match is long." "Seems like is not breaked. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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.

Rafael Nadal cut himself on the bridge of his nose with his own racquet when it ricocheted off the court on...

In the third, Nadal came up with one particularly perfect shot — a forehand on the run that redirected an overhead by Fognini and sent it down the line for a winner to break for 4-2. "I let him back in the match and he kept getting better from there." "For more than one hour and a half, I was not competing," Nadal said. When Nadal dumped a backhand into the net, Fognini broke to lead 3-2, then went ahead 4-2. The 36-year-old from Spain was moving to his right when he hit a backhand. "Well, just a little bit dizzy at the beginning," said Nadal, who has won four of his 22 Grand Slam titles at the US Open, most recently in 2019, the last time he entered the hard-court tournament. "He told me everything was OK," Fognini said later. It made for a bizarre, and briefly scary, scene, as Nadal immediately grimaced, dropped his racquet , put a palm to his face and then placed both hands on his head. He said it was a "shock" when it happened and he felt "a little bit out of the world." He went over to the sideline and layed down, waiting for the trainer, and Fognini went over to check on Nadal. The episode came on the first point of the game with Nadal leading 3-0 in the fourth set and clearly in command after ceding the opening set for the second match in a row this week. [Rafael Nadal](https://wwos.nine.com.au/rafael-nadal) cut himself on the bridge of his nose with his own racquet when it ricocheted off the court on the follow-through from a shot, leaving himself bloodied and dizzy during his second-round victory at the [US Open](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/us-open).

Rafael Nadal has come back to win at the U.S. Open after cutting himself on the bridge of his nose when his racket bounced off the court and smacked him in ...

The Williams sisters were to play the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova. Open champion Sloane Stephens to avoid becoming the next top woman out of the U.S. Brooksby reached the fourth round last year at age 20, taking a set from Novak Djokovic before falling. Tsitsipas was eliminated in the first round of the U.S. Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev will follow against Wu Yibing, the first Chinese man to win a U.S. Williams’ third-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic has been scheduled to open the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday. Kyrgios was warned after using profanity toward someone in the stands. Venus served first to open their match. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, the No. Then he placed both hands on his head, before going over to the sideline. Nadal was bleeding and took a medical timeout.

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."

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.

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.

The ATP Challenger Tour takes over the world-class facilities at Rafael Nadal's tennis academy in Mallorca, Spain for one week to host the Rafa Nadal Open ...

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.

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.