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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].

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.

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.

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.

He required a medical timeout to have the wound tended before resuming the match with a bandage across the bridge of his nose. The 36-year-old Australian and French Open champion dropped his racquet to the Arthur Ashe Stadium floor and sprinted to the sidelines where he lay on his back with his nose bloodied. The four-time champion, and holder of a men’s record 22 Grand Slam titles, was hurt when his racquet bounced back off the court as he stretched for a ball and hit him squarely on the nose.

Nadal was moving to his right when he hit a backhand and his racket deflected off ground and caught him on the nose.

After a five minute interruption, the trainer put a bandage on his nose to allow the 22-time Grand Slam winner to continue playing. Follow us on [also read] [Tennis](https://www.firstpost.com/category/tennis) [Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev among five contenders for World No 1 spot at US Open](https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tennis-news/rafael-nadal-daniil-medvedev-among-five-contenders-for-world-no-1-spot-at-us-open-11136801.html) Then he placed both hands on his head, before going over to the sideline. Nadal immediately grimaced, dropped his racket and put his right hand to his face. The 36-year-old was moving to his right when he hit a backhand and his racket deflected off ground and caught him on the nose. Nadal was moving to his right when he hit a backhand and his racket deflected off ground and caught him on the nose. But he had enough of a lead and momentum to get the win. Rafa Nadal returns to action after sustaining a cut on his nose. Before the medics could arrive, Nadal applied a cold water bottle to his nose to keep the blow from getting worse. The immediate shock impact resulted in bleeding and the Spaniard needed a medical timeout on the fourth day’s play at the US Open in New York. Nadal hit by the racket in the nose New York: Rafael Nadal hit himself on the bridge of his nose when his racket bounced off the court and smacked him in the face during his second round match against Fabio Fognini on Thursday.

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.

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Nadal steadied the ship and looked to be cruising to the finish line when, while leading 3-0 in the fourth set, he was struck on the nose by his racket when ...

[September 2, 2022] — US Open Tennis (@usopen)

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Rafael Nadal may be one of the favourites for the title at Flushing Meadows this year, but if his second-round encounter against Fabio Fognini is anything ...

But Sabalenka put an end to that streak by coming back from a set and a break down to move into the next round. The match on Thursday was not without its drama. Third seed Carlos Alcaraz’s second-round victory over Argentina’s Federico Coria was his 46th match win of the year, taking him past Stefanos Tsitsipas on the men’s leaderboard. Iga Swiatek took a little over an hour to dispatch 2017 US Open champion and big local favourite Sloane Stephens in the second round on Thursday. Nadal finally found his footing after that start and began preying on Fognini’s lack of consistency from the baseline to draw out the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. — US Open Tennis (@usopen)

Rafael Nadal hits himself on the nose in a bizarre manner during his US Open 2022, second-round win against Fabio Fognini.

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. ( [More Tennis News](http://www.outlookindia.com/topic/tennis)) He would lose that game, but not another, improving to 21-0 in Open, most recently in 2019, the last time he entered the hard-court tournament. Open](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/us-open). At least Nadal could joke about it afterward during his on-court interview. [Australian Open](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/australian-open) in January and the [French Open](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/french-open) in June for his 14th title there, then made it to the Wimbledon semifinals in July before the abdominal issue forced him to withdraw (which does not go into the books as a loss). 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. 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://www.outlookindia.com/topic/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, leaving himself bloodied and dizzy during his second-round victory at the [U.S. Rafael Nadal had himself a self-inflicted mishap on the court that led him to a bleeding nose 😲— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp)

Rafael Nadal bounced back to win at the U.S. Open after his racket deflected off the ground and smacked him on the nose.

The 36-year-old from Spain was moving to his right when he hit a backhand. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. He would lose that game, but not another, improving to 21-0 in Grand Slam matches in 2022. “Well, just a little bit dizzy at the beginning,” said Nadal, who has won four of his 22 Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Rafael Nadal bounced back to win at the U.S. “A little bit painful.”

Rafael Nadal got the better of Fabio Fogini in the US Open 2022 third round despite suffering a freak injury. Nadal's racquet hit his nose while playing one ...

[Grand Slam](/topic/grand-slam)title, [Rafael Nadal](/topic/rafael-nadal)survived an injury scare in the [US Open 2022](/topic/us-open-2022)third round match against [Fabio Fognini](/topic/fabio-fognini). Rafael Nadal got the better of Fabio Fogini in the US Open 2022 third round despite suffering a freak injury. [Richard Gasquet](/topic/richard-gasquet)against whom he boasts a 17-0 career record.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal has now earned a spot at the season finale for 17 times, the second-most qualifications in ATP Finals history. The ...

The 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal has now earned a spot at the season finale for 17 times, the second-most qualifications in ATP Finals history. [@RafaelNadal]is the first player to punch a ticket to the 2022 [#NittoATPFinals]in Turin! Spain: Spanish legend Rafael Nadal has become the first singles player to qualify for the 2022 ATP Finals, which is scheduled between November 13-20 in Turin.

యూఎస్ ఓపెన్లో పోటీ పడుతున్న స్పెయిన్ టెన్నిస్ లెజెండ్ రఫెల్ నాదల్ కు గాయమైంది.

3 hours ago నాదల్ గాయంతో ఆడటం ఇదే మొదటిసారి కాదు. మ్యాచ్ అనంతరం మాట్లాడుతూ.. అయితే, కోర్టులోనే వైద్యుడితో చికిత్స చేయించుకున్న తర్వాత నాదల్ మళ్లీ మ్యాచ్ లోకి వచ్చాడు. దీనికి నాదల్ ముక్కు పైభాగం చర్మం కట్ అయి రక్తం వచ్చింది. దురదృష్టవశాత్తు సొంత రాకెట్ తగిలి నాదల్ ముక్కు నుంచి రక్తం వచ్చింది.

राफेल नडाल यूएस ओपन टेनिस टूर्नामेंट के दूसरे दौर के मैच के दौरान अपनी ही गलती से नाक ...

नडाल से पूछा गया क्या इससे पहले भी उनके साथ ऐसी घटना घटी थी, उन्होंने मजाकिया अंदाज में कहा, ‘गोल्फ कोर्स में ऐसा हुआ था लेकिन टेनिस रैकेट से पहले ऐसा कभी नहीं हुआ. चोटिल होने के बाद नडाल की नाक से लगातार खून निकलता रहा. Rafael Nadal: राफेल नडाल यूएस ओपन टेनिस टूर्नामेंट के दूसरे दौर के मैच के दौरान अपनी ही गलती से नाक पर चोट लगा बैठे जिसके कारण खून बहने लग गया था.

स्पेन के टेनिस स्टार राफेल नडाल ने यूएस ओपन 2022 में अपने दूसरे राउंड का मैच शानदार ...

हालांकि कोर्ट में नडाल की नाक पर पट्टी की गई. इसी मैच में गलती से नडाल का रैकेट उनकी नाक पर ही लग गया, जिससे नाक से खून बहने लगा. अच्छी बात यह रही कि नडाल को जब चोट लगी, तब उन्होंने लगभग मैच जीत ही लिया था.

न्यूयॉर्क: राफेल नडाल (Rafael Nadal) यूएस ओपन टेनिस टूर्नामेंट (US Open Tennis Tournament) के दूसरे दौर ...

[September 2, 2022]

After the win, Nadal opened up on the injury, revealing that initially he had felt that he had broken his nose. | Tennis News.

The racket immediately fell off his hand as he walked towards his bench and laid down on the floor before being attended by the medical team. I don't know. [US Open](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/us-open) 2022, [Rafael Nadal](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/rafael-nadal) was cruising through the fourth set with a 3-0 lead on Arthurs Ashe Stadium when suddenly he incurred a freak injury on his nose with the racket. I don't know, seems like it is not broken. But the racket ricocheted off the court and hit him straight on his nose leaving a cut on the bridge of his nose. He had to take a medical timeout as the injury left his nose bloodied, but recovered to complete the match [with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 win](https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/tennis/rafael-nadal-wins-ugly-us-open-match-against-fognini-101662097523423.html).

Rafael Nadal nose injury: स्‍पेन के दिग्‍गज टेनिस खिलाड़ी राफेल नडाल ने यूएस ओपन 2022 के दूसरे दौर ...

न्यूयॉर्क, दो सितंबर (एपी) राफेल नडाल यूएस ओपन टेनिस टूर्नामेंट के दूसरे दौर के मैच के ...