The entire world has seen Rafael Nadal shine on the tennis court. However, not many have seen the 22-time Grand Slam champion in the role of a bodyguard. Yesterday, the 2nd of July, former World No. 9, Andrea Petkovic used the presence of the Spaniard to call him her bodyguard.

Currently at Wimbledon, Petkovic suffered a first-round loss in the singles format. Having hopes for the doubles format, she started her doubles campaign with a first-round win. However, yesterday, her hopes were shattered as she and her partner Jule Niemeier suffered a second-round loss. Nevertheless, her loss didn’t seem to stop her from getting caught in a hilarious photo with Nadal.  

Andrea Petkovic shares a hilarious moment with Nadal

Apart from being a prominent tennis player, Petkovic is also an active social media user. She uses her social media handles to give a glimpse of his personal and professional engagements to her fans. Yesterday was no different. Taking to her Instagram handle, she uploaded a story.

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The story featured a photo having Andrea in a white T-shirt and Shorts standing in front of Nadal, who opted for his signature ‘bull’ logo T-shirt and white shorts. Giving a hilarious touch to the story, the 34-year-old German wrote, “me and my bodyguard.” 

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As visible in the story, Andrea was heading back from her practice session prior to her doubles match. On the other hand, Nadal seemed to be heading towards the practice court for his final preparation before his third-round clash with Lorenzo Sonego.

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Following his practice, Nadal headed towards the Centenary celebrating Centre Court for his third-round match. Being the winner of the 2022 Australian Open and French Open, the Spaniard entered the court eyeing his third major of the season. Being in a dominant position, he took the first two sets with complete ease.

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Having a similar start to the third set, the second seed took a comfortable 4-2 lead. However, the unusual incident of closing the roof mid-set cost Spaniard to level the score at 4-4. However, not willing to take the match to another set, he made a strong comeback, outplaying Sonego 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. He will now face Botic van de Zandschulp in the fourth round.