US Open: Shirtless Nadal gets a kiss from male fan

Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 12:49 [IST]

New York, Sep 9: Rafeal Nadal who beat his abdominal injury and ousted Gael Monfils to claim a spot in the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, Sep 8 was greeted by a male fan with a kiss.

The fan who invaded the Arthur Ashe Stadium court reached Nadal who had taken off his shirt while returning to his chair after the tough battle. The man put his arms around the third seed Spiniard and landed a kiss on his cheek.

The security officials hurriedly took the man away from Nadal.

Nadal who seemed unflurried by the incident said, "For me it wasn't a problem. The guy was really nice. He was a great fan, he said I love you."

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