Rafael Nadal hits ball girl in head with shot, apologizes with kiss || 24/01/2020 || Sports News

Rafael Nadal hits ball girl in head with shot, apologizes with kiss || 24/01/2020 || Sports News

(CNN)Rafael Nadal called it one of the more scary moments he's had on the tennis court.

The world No. 1 was en route to a straight-sets win against Argentina's Federico Delbonis, leading 4-1 in the third set of their second-round match Thursday.
But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head.
There was an audible gasp from the crowd. Nadal grimaced.
"For her, probably it was not a good moment," the Spaniard said on court after the match. "I was so scared for her, honestly."

Nadal checks to see if the ball kid is OK after she was struck by a ball.
Nadal went on to win the match 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-1. He next will face fellow Spaniard and No. 27 seed Pablo Carreno Busta.
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After the win, Nadal went up to the ball girl again and handed her his headband.
"She's a super brave girl," Nadal said.
The Australian Open is the only major Nadal has won just once, back in 2009.

courtesy:Al Jazeera

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[shereenn]

Tears of sudden pain hidden with a smile . Brave girl

[americanpatriot]

What a brave, adorable young girl. Glad she is ok. Class act of kindness and compassion.

[armandofernandez]

how lovely she is!!. She is so cute. She is an Angel.

[rickydarcilover]

Nadal is a class act. I remember one time when he held up a tennis match so the lady in the crowd could find her missing child.

[jeffchristianson-ziebell]

How can you not tear up watching this precious, brave little sweetheart?🥲

[marcterstegen]

What a cute and friendly girl, took a strong ball in the face and was not cool, on the contrary, smiled beautifully. I'm sure she will be a great woman.

[douglasroyce]

To the young lady, you, young lady are the most professional girl in sports . And to Mr. Nadal, you sir, are the reason I like and watch tennis . You both have my utmost respect and admiration .

[kryptonian]

Not only does she have a memory of a lifetime but also a souvenir headband!

[tobyoneful]

That little girl behaved like such a professional. Properly took it on the chin/cheek Ready to go for the ball immediately after. Good on her, she'll definitely be invited back again .

[ianhinrichsendrummer]

Brave and beautiful, as someone else once wrote, that must've been very sore, but she is a true Proffessional ball girl, no complaints just disciplined and courage! 👍🏻

[shahidrajpoot]

She is an angel may God bless her and keep her smiling. amen. and of course hats of to Nadal for being a gentleman as always.

[jessicahamilton]

True gent as always 😘lion with the heart ❤️

[BRANDONJUKIMINPPT]

I want to see how Neymar react when the ball hit him instead

[astriddamarinnuraliah]

He did doing his best to apologize for burning cheek

[shivapurampraveen]

He Proved that Humanity is first and all other things is next. 💐👌

[rubenvillanuevacarrasco]

Uno de los mejores tenistas con un gran ❤️🙏🙏🙏

[iqbalsaeed_]

Lovely brave girl, still smiling concealing her pain to preserve the game continuity. God bless her.
Nidal, great player n superb gesture.

[budgiebreder]

She will forever be able to prove she got a kiss from nadal!

[cheeze]

Why is this the first thing i see when i open my youtube wth news from a year ago

[superbombyman]

When he does it, it's ok. When I do it, I go to Gulag. Maybe it's not yet too late to learn tennis for me.