Rafael Nadal recovers from bloody nose and shaky start to defeat Fabio Fognini
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 Open.
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Rafael Nadal cuts own nose with racquet during chaotic four-set win against Fabio Fognini in US Open 2022
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 with his racquet. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was left bleeding in the fourth set when his racquet bounced off the court and hit him in the face after stretching to play a backhand. Ad He required a medical timeout and held a bottle to his nose before the treatment, which resulted in Nadal playing with a plaster for the remainder of the match.
US Open 2022: Rafael Nadal overcomes freak racquet injury and Fabio Fognini to reach third round
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. The Spaniard defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but only after suffering a bizarre self-inflicted injury when leading 3-0 in the fourth set. 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 wins ugly US Open match against Fognini
NEW YORK : 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 overcomes freak racquet injury and Fognini at US Open
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.
Rafael Nadal overcomes freak racquet injury and Fabio Fognini at US Open
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.
Thiem triumphs in Winston-Salem Open after top seed Dimitrov retires
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.: Dominic Thiem, playing in his first tournament on American soil since winning the 2020 US Open, defeated top-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open after Dimitrov retired because of dizziness.
Alcaraz racks up 40th win of 2022
Carlos Alcaraz racked up his 40th win of the year on Thursday when he defeated Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3 to begin his Umag title defence in style.