Fan beats himself up after failing to catch Rafael Nadal ball

A fan attending Rafael Nadal’s first-round US Open match against Australian Rinky Hijikata attempted to catch a ball coming his way from the court but he missed it, beating himself up afterwards, an act that made the crowd, and the commentators, laugh.

US Open published the video of the moment on social media.

 

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“You hate to see it,” US Open captioned the video.

After being apart from New York for the last 3 years, Rafael Nadal made a victorious return against Rinky Hijikata that made him hungry for more. Nadal, however, knows that he played only one match before the US Open, so he needs to put his head down and work during practice.

See Rafael Nadal’s reaction to his victory in this article: Humble Rafael Nadal wishes to “survive” after winning 1st US Open match.