Rafael Nadal was caught on camera doing something at the United Cup 2023 that the crowd and Nadal himself couldn’t help laughing. This has been posted on Instagram, in a video titled “Nadal versus Australian wildlife”, by TennisTV. Rafa is seen doing a quick move against a very unpopular aspect of the Aussie environment. He squishes it to death, literally. Looks like Rafa could not stand this intrusion at the United Cup.

What could Rafa not stand? Well, it was a fly, of all things. The former world no.1 is seen swatting aside a fly. While witnessing the action live, the audience roared in laughter and applauded, and on Instagram, fans have been obsessed with the video. While many have extended their sympathies to Rafa and talked about their experience with Australia’s “aggressive” mosquitoes, some have trolled him for the loss on court against Cameron Norrie in 3 sets.

Rafael Nadal is vexed by a fly

The video flexes Rafa’s quick reactions to the mosquito and his childish smile afterwards.

One fan said, “I can totally relate him, in Australia flies are so aggressive as well as mosquitoes 🫠.” Of course, Australia’s infamous mosquitoes are not a secret to the world.  Fans have also applauded Rafa’s ability to take jokes on himself sportingly. “Nadal is always such meme material I love him”, said a fan.

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Other fans have jokingly hinted at the bad fate of the fly and how a “murder” on the court is going to get him canceled.

“He’s gonna get cancelled for trying to kill that bug. EVERYONE in the arena is cancelled as well.”

“That fly didn’t have a chance with Rafa!!! 😂”

While commenting, some fans have taken the opportunity to point out Rafa’s loss on court against Norrie.

“bro was angry at the bug lol”

“The only match Rafa can win”

With Rafa’s retirement rumors going around, Team Nadal has taken this moment to jokingly hint at the fact that Rafa isn’t finished with tennis yet.

“Nadal vs retirement that knocks the door 🤣”

“Nadal hits anything that comes his way on court 😹😹😹”

The other comments are just casually funny with someone knowing that he said “Mie**a” in Spanish while killing the fly and others just exclaiming how cute the moment is.

“People who speak Spanish knowing what he said to that mosquito”
“Cuteness overloaded 💗♥️💗♥️💗♥️”

Nadal at the United Cup 2023

Nadal’s performance in the 2023 United Cup is not going great so far. After being beaten by Cameron Norrie, Nadal also suffered a loss against Alex De Minaur.

The positive side to these is that Nadal believes these matches to be kind of a practice sessions for the Australian Open. In his opinion, he needs these challenges to regain his momentum before the first GS tournament of the year. Nadal has also been in a relaxed mood throughout the off-season and his fans are definitely looking forward to the tennis legend scripting history again.

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