During his first-round encounter at the Italian Open, Rafael Nadal intervened to alert the umpire that someone in the crowd required medical assistance. Ten minutes or so passed while Zizou Bergs and Nadal waited for the fan to be attended to before play could restart.
When Nadal realized someone among the spectators wasn’t feeling well, he was serving to begin the second set. Nadal had lost the first set against Bergs, 6-4. The Spaniard abruptly turned around and pointed to the top of the stands while leading 40-0, alerting the umpire to the problem.
In addition to giving towels to supporters in the crowd and requesting that they pass them up to the spectator in need, chair official Mohamed Lahyani promptly sought assistance.
Nadal in Rome, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.305, Nadal has managed to achieve a 7-3 win-loss record in 2024. The Spaniard is now having a run in Rome where he ousted the world no.108 Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will play the world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
The Spaniard won 92 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 63 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nadal has scheduled to compete next at the French Open (French Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
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