‘Ball boy took my racquet!’ Nadal in bizarre Australian Open mix-up

MELBOURNE, Jan 16 — Rafael Nadal’s victory march in the first round of the Australian Open was briefly held up today when a ball boy took his racquet. The bizarre incident...

MELBOURNE, Jan 16 — Rafael Nadal’s victory march in the first round of the Australian Open was briefly held up today when a ball boy took his racquet.

The bizarre incident happened between games in the first set, with the Spanish great leading 4-3 against Britain’s Jack Draper at Rod Laver Arena. “I need the racquet back,” the 36-year-old defending champion, looking bewildered, told the chair umpire. It was not immediately clear what happened, but it seems that Nadal asked for his racquet to be restrung, only for the ball boy to take the wrong one.It did not overly affect the 22-time Grand Slam champion as he went on to win the match, despite a second-set wobble, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.“I said ‘I need the stringer’, but I needed the stringer to look at the other racquets.Nadal next plays the American Mackenzie McDonald at Melbourne Park.

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