Nadal left bloodied after freak self-inflicted injury

The Spaniard came back from behind against Fabio Fognini but almost crocked himself at Flushing Meadows

Rafael Nadal once again did things the hard way by coming back from a set behind and injuring himself in a bizarre racket incident before advancing to the third round at the US Open on Thursday night.

The all-time great dropped the first set 6-2 to Fabio Fognini in just 34 minutes at Flus