Rafa Nadal in another US Open injury scare with emergency break against Frances Tiafoe

Whatever Nadal did off the court seemed to calm the veteran star in the second set as he returned to his normal style of play after appearing to struggle with his serve in the first and led 3 -2 on serve in the second set as he tries to recover a set from Tiafoe.

Nadal, who was trying to win the US Open for the fifth time, went into the tie with a winning record of 22-0 in Grand Slam matches in 2022. He had beaten Rinky Hijikata, Fabio Fognini and Richard Gasquet en route to the last 16.

He has already won the Australian Open, in addition to claiming his 14th French Open crown at Roland Garros.

The 2019 US Open winner was thought to have overcome his injury struggles after returning to the court at the Cincinnati Masters, where he reached the final before losing to Borna Coric.

But it remains to be seen whether he is in peak physical condition after taking on world number 26 Tiafoe, with concerns likely to be raised over what happened to his wrists during the match.

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