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Rafael Nadal fan trades faceplant for hug

By Nick Georgandis

If you're the biggest Rafael Nadal fan around, is it worth a hug from your favorite player to fall flat on your face in front of thousands of fellow fans?


It was at least to one fan at Indian Wells, who while pursuing a tennis ball lobbed into the crowd by Nadal, took a nasty misstep, tripped over the court bumper and went face first onto the sidelines.

Nadal visibly cringed as he watched the fan eat turf, then followed two stadium workers over to make sure the man was all right and proceeded to give the fellow a hug.

 

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