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The 22-time Grand Slam champion ended up winning his four-set second round match despite the injury.

From political gaffes to a self-inflicted bloodied nose – how closely have you been following events?

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Ow! But he was OK!

A freak nose injury left the 22-time Grand Slam champion feeling dizzy but he returned to overcome Italian Fabio Fognini and book his place in US Open third round

That was Serena Williams’ succinct, smiling explanation for how she’d managed — at nearly 41, and match-rusty — to defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance Wednesday to the third round of a US Open that so far, doesn’t feel much like a farewell. "I’m just Serena," she said, to…

Watching 40-year-old Serena Williams defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance to the third round of the U.S. Open has inspired many older tennis fans

Rafael Nadal was left with a painful bloodied nose after inadvertently hitting himself in the face with his own racket at the US Open.

Richard Gasquet will be his opponent in the US Open third round

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 US Open. Play was delayed for about five minutes during a medical timeout…

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 win