Rafael Nadal lost the opening set and had to overcome a bizarre nose injury which left his feeling spaced out during his US Open second round win over Fabio Fognini.
The Spaniard dropped his racket after attempting a backhand, only for it to bounce back up and smack him in the nose during the fourth set. Nadal won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but was left dizzy by the freak incident.
The US Open favourite had to walk back to his chair immediately after the fall to clean his nose, which was bloodied by the rebounding racket. “It was just a strong hit,” he said afterwards.
