Nadal fights through cut on nose to best Fognini

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal accidentally bloodied himself on the bridge of the nose with his racket early in the fourth set of his second-round match against Fabio Fognini, but he came back to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Nadal hurt himself on the first point of a game while leading 3-0 in the fourth set. He hit a backhand and, on the follow-through, his racket ricocheted off the court and smacked him in the face, cutting his nose and causing it to bleed.

Needing a medical timeout, Nadal lay down on his back on the sideline while a trainer treated him, bandaging the injury.

“Well, just, a little bit dizzy at the beggining,” Nadal said after wrapping up the win about 20 minutes after his injury. “A little bit painful.”

Play resumed after about a five-minute delay.

Nadal moves on to face Richard Gasquet, a 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 winner over No. 32 seed Miomir Kecmanovic.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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