Rafael Nadal may have won his four-set match against Fabio Fognini on Thursday night at the U.S. Open, but a strange injury caused fans to wonder if the Spaniard would be able to finish out the match.
In the fourth set while Nadal was up 3–0, he ended up hitting his nose with his own racket. He immediately dropped his racket and walked over to his bench.
In his mind, the 22-time Grand Slam champion thought he broke his nose. However, he only cut it up, causing his nose to bleed quite a lot. His medical team quickly bandaged up his nose allowing him to continue to play.