Nadal needed four sets to beat the 21-year-old Draper. “The combination of lights.”ĭraper was also unhappy, with the umpire calling stadium staff to fix the situation. “Now it is bothering me a lot,” Nadal said to the umpire while pointing up to the floodlights. Later in the match, Nadal had another conversation with the umpire when the floodlights appeared to switch on automatically, despite the match being played in sunlight. “So picked the racket I was ready to play with. “Normally, I have the number of the rackets under control so I said I need the stringer, but I need the stringer for the other racket,” Nadal explained, per Eurosport. “I don’t think he has a spare one, so I think there is going to be a delay here,” explained Eurosport commentator Guy McCrea.Īfter selecting a different racket, Nadal apologized to Draper saying: “The ball boy took my racquet!”Īfter the match, Nadal described the racket snafu as a “funny situation.” Mark Kolbe/Getty ImagesĪs it turned out, the ball boy had taken Nadal’s racket with the dampener to the stringer.
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