Nadal comforts ball girl with kiss after his return hits her

Jan 23, 2020
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Nadal comforts ball girl with kiss after his return hits her

Published Jan 23, 2020

Rafael Nadal had what he called one of the "scariest moments" of his entire career on Thursday in Melbourne.

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He was comfortably leading 4-1 in the third set when a wild return hit a ball girl right in the side of head. Both Nadal and Federico Delbonis rushed to the net to see if she was OK. The girl took it like a champ, but Nadal still consoled her with a kiss to the cheek.

"I was so scared for her," he told Sam Groth on court. "The ball was quick and straight on the head. She's a super brave girl."

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Nadal would also give her his headband after finishing the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-1 win.