Rafael Nadal of Spain lays down after an injury to his nose during a match against Fabio Fognini
(Picture: USA TODAY Sports)Rafael Nadal was left with a painful bloodied nose after inadvertently hitting himself in the face with his own racket at the US Open.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion sustained a nasty cut to the bridge of the nose and required treatment after straining for a backhand in his second-round encounter with Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows, driving his racket into the ground before it ricocheted back up and struck him in the face.
