During the post-match on-court interview after his victory against Fabio Fognini, Rafael Nadal revealed how he injured his nose the last time before he did so in the second round of the US Open. At the end of the match, the on-court interviewer asked Nadal whether he was alright following his nose injury.
“Little bit painful,” Nadal answered. Inquired about whether this kind of injury had ever happened to him before, Nadal gave a rather funny answer. “With a golf club but not with a tennis racket,” the Spaniard answered giggling.
Rafael Nadal hit himself in the nose with the racket causing him to bleed when he was 3-0 up in the fourth set against Fabio Fognini. Rafa reacted immediately, dropped his racket, and received medical care. See the moment in this article: Rafael Nadal bleeds after hitting nose with racket in 2nd US Open round
Rafael Nadal once won a golf tournament
Rafa Nadal and his Manacor Academy team finished first, tied with Balneario Illetas & Gran Folies Beach Club, in the fourth Scratch round of the Qromia Hexagonal Golf Circuit, conducted this Sunday at the Arabella Golf course.
In a competition with 26 teams, Nadal provided a card with 96 hits, along with his uncle Miguel ngel Nadal, a former FC Barcelona player, Peter Mason, and Jorge Alborch. In the Scratch mode, the player with the lowest total number of hits wins.
The Mallorcan, who won 22 Grand Slam championships and missed the Wimbledon Open semifinals against Greek Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal injury, was the golfer with the greatest individual score (37 strokes), together with Marc Salvà.
In the Handicap classification modality, the Rafa Nadal Academy team finished in tenth place with 108 strokes. Nadal, a great golf fan and with a handicap similar to that of a professional golfer, has enjoyed a few days off in Ibiza and Mallorca.
Nadal participated in other golf tournaments as well, like the Balearic championship. Related: Nadal fifth in the golf Balearic championshi
