WATCH: When A Fan Got Jailed For Kissing Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has developed millions of fans over the years. With his distinctive style of tennis and amazing career trajectory, people gravitated towards the Mallorcan bull since a very early phase of his tennis career.

His fanbase is also one of the most passionate group of people out there. They collect everything related to their favourite star and support him in capacity at his matches. He’s also one of the most popular tennis players on social media.

However, sometimes his fans tend to go a little overboard. One such incident happened in the year 2009. Let’s find out how Rafa reacted.

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How did Rafael Nadal react to his fan crossing limits? 

Rafael Nadal was playing at the US Open and had just completed a victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils. As a shirtless Rafa was talking to the media, a male fan broke past security and planted a big kiss across the cheek of Rafael Nadal.

However, a jovial Rafa was very sporting about the incident despite the obvious breach of his consent and his private space. Even though he was initially surprised, Rafa event went on to hug the man after he gained his composure. This made for a hilarious sequence of events.

However, the police in the Queens area wasn’t that understanding of the display of affection by the fan. The man was identified as Noam Arts who was charged with criminal trespassing. This meant that he became liable for a prison term of up to one year and $5000 in fines.

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Rafa shrugged off the incident in the post-match interview. This is what he had to say –

“For me it wasn’t a problem. The guy was really nice. He was a great fan, he said ‘I love you’ and he kiss me.”

We all are fans of some of the other player. Obviously, that fills is with a lot of passion with that player. The line of privacy and decency should still not be crossed at any cost as it is the most crucial part of the relationship.