MOSCOW, Sep 2 Spaniard Rafael Nadal smashed his nose with a racket during a match of the second round of the US Open tennis championship (US Open) with the Italian Fabio Fognini. In the fourth set, Nadal, with a score of 3:0 in his favor, tried to get to the ball in one of the draws, after which the racket hit the court and bounced right into the Spaniard's nose. Nadal called a doctor, who stopped the bleeding and applied a band-aid.Grand SlamsUS Open ATP02 September 2022 • start at 04:50Fabio FogniniItaly1 : 36:24:62:61:6Rafael NadalSpainThe game went on and ended with Nadal's victory 2:6, 6: 4, 6:2, 6:1. Nadal is 36 years old. He holds the record for most Grand Slams won in singles by a man (22). The Spaniard has won the US Open four times. He is ranked third in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.
