Rafael Nadal Kisses Ball Girl after Accidentally Hitting Her with Wayward Return, Video goes Viral

Melbourne, January 24, 2020:

Rafael Nadal, winner of a staggering nineteen grandslam singles titles, showed the world why he is considered a gentleman after kissing a ball girl tenderly on the cheeks after she had been hit by a wayward return by the Mallorcan bull.

Nadal, taking a wild swing at a Federico Delbonis serve our wide during his match yesterday, failed to direct the ball towards the court, and it rocketed off the racket straight towards a ball girl who was hit smack dab in the face,

Immediately sensing that the girl was in a lot of pain, the Spanish great rushed towards the girl and comforted her with words and then a very affectionate peck on the girl's right cheek and the whole world went "awww".

Rafa's gentlemanly act has been lauded by all and sundry, and netizens have been quick to point out due to acts like these, the Spanish tennis giant is beloved by all, irrespective of where he goes.

A YouTube user, commenting on the video, wrote "Rafael Nadal inherited the great charisma that every myth has. living tennis legend", while another said, "That brave young ballkid truly deserves a round of applause. As for Nadal, his reaction was so sweet and humble. The unexpected highlight of this game indeed."

Another user suggested that the ball kids will need specialized training in order to dodge such bullets in the future. "Man. What the heck. What are the odds of that happening? Good job by Nadal to show concern. The ball boys and ball girls will need military ball dodging training."

As for the match, Rafa mauled his countryman Delbonis with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 and now has his sights firmly set on a record-equaling 20th grandslam title in the first of the coveted championships that is held down under.

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