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Published 16:32 IST, January 24th 2020

Rafael Nadal kisses ballgirl at Australian Open; Twitterati reacts in awe

Rafael Nadal, who is currently the World No. 1 player, shared a picture with a ballgirl from his last match. Nadal had a 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 win in the 2nd round.

Reported by: Akhil Nambiar
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Rafael Nadal, who is currently the World No. 1 player, shared a picture with a ballgirl from his last match. Rafael Nadal had a 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 win against Argentina’s Federico Delbonis in the second round of Australian Open 2020.

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During the match, the young ball girl was hit by a shot from Rafael Nadal. Immediately after this incident, he rushed to that ball girl to make sure that she is fine. Also, he kissed the young kid after the incident.

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Rafael Nadal posted a picture with her on Twitter. He wrote that he had a chance to meet the ball girl Annita's family. He also added that Annita is a brave girl.

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Twitter reacts to this incident

Raphael, a Twitter user, called Rafael Nadal a legend inside and outside the court.

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Updated 16:32 IST, January 24th 2020

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