WATCH: Rafael Nadal get the Middle Finger at the Australian Open 2021

Just when you think you’ve seen all the tennis drama you can imagine, a fan steps in to surprise you.
As Nadal was serving for the second set, there were rumbling in the crowd that were preventing play. “Thanks Madam, you’re delaying everything,” said chair umpire, Fergus Murphy. Then the lady proceeded to flip Rafa the bird.
“Must be the first person to ever do that to Rafa,” said ESPN commentator Jason Goodall.
Rafa was able to laugh it off and the lady allowed a couple points to go buy.
Then, as if she didn’t get enough air time, she went back at it shouting “Wanker!” loud enough for everyone to hear.
That finally go her the hook. Not before getting two more bird flips in to Rafa and the fans.
In a strange, yet funny situation, Rafa suggests, “Maybe she take too much gin or tequila.”
“There are people for everything around the world,” says Rafa shrugging off the incident so appropriately.
Let this be a lesson to you tennis ladies, never be so over served that you flip the bird to sweet Rafa.

[@NoHurriesNoWorries]

Love this guy. He sees the humor in it. I bet he's a comedian with his buddies.

[@MsJubjubbird]

This is what it means to be a grown up. Some other players would give the finger back and swear and get angry. He just laughs and gives her a thumbs up

[@JustDovla999]

Kyrgios would show the middle finger back hahah

[@luismorales5832]

You have to admit that the timing on the “wanker” before Rafael’s serve was perfect.

[@heytennislady]

Amazing how perfectly clear the broadcast picked it up, haha.

[@destinynewz2393]

i thought she said wake up

[@tirthankarsarkar4206]

@@destinynewz2393 😂😂😂

[@prabhavvenkatesh9247]

😂😂

[@shreyamath5429]

😮

[@BadRain007]

my favorite interview ever. he was so genuine and funny when he said “maybe he taked too much aaa gin…or tequila” 🤣

[@angelcena759]

"She must be the first person ever to do that to R-R-Rafa". Loved it!

[@magimihaylova]

0:24 he was smiling but his eyes were a death stare. He remained so cool about it

[@waholoopesorry74]

He wasn't even looking at her in that moment. He was looking at the umpire

[@47imagine]

Welcome to "life as a mortal," Rafa. Strange people flip us off all the time.

[@heytennislady]

🤣

[@Brian-qh6zt]

Life as a jerk u mean lol I’ve never been flipped off by a random person in life

[@MAC0071234]

@@Brian-qh6zt Tough for random people to flip you off when you are sitting in your mom's basement.

[@47imagine]

Naomi Osaka would have announced an early retirement if this happened to her.

[@mjhmab]

Lmaooo

[@declaninc]

Mental health break 😂

[@advaarifmohammed.s1731]

I love the way Rafa responded to that situation..It was tough..but look at the way he served throughout that game.Infact he had given a fitting reply to that witch lady with some good aces.

[@J0hnnyTheKid]

Nadal meets Karen .

[@Flyingrosefish]

Ohhhhhh those serves. That crazy lady thought there was no way Rafa would make those types of serves. Instant karma, what a guy Rafa is, he shut her up all she could do was do it uselessly. Never mess with Rafa

[@OnlytrustinJesus]

Rafa took this more graciously than most would.

[@aryavrateditz]

In India in tennis sports we just know this guy. Rafel is really kind person never do guys🙏

[@walkers3162]

Chu h tu , tu paida hi late hua h , agasi , hewit , Federer ko bhul gya

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

Novak

[@bhargavpk953]

What? Everyone knows Federer😂

[@girishkannada825]

You are pro bro... lot of respect for you... you showed how real man would be... that women fully drunken sick

[@charlia7695]

I’m an American, but I will always root for Rafa to win!!

[@alienqueen00napolski2]

Un modo "alternativo" per provarci con Rafa!!😁🤭! Buon gusto la nostra signora ubriaca!! Ahahahah!!

[@kathrynisach7259]

Nicest human being alive on planet rafa is so humble

[@kshitizsaini3022]

Karen couldn't handle that she wasn't the centre of attention.

[@madicooke597]

Too much gin or tequila

[@Shubham-xk4ct]

I am very emotional hoo when is saw his face🥺🥺

[@danielwoods3563]

Prime Aussie cougar.

[@ashvinm8]

Aussies - always class.

[@sakinarahimi8085]

Osaka needs to watch this video

[@mikejunior211]

Would this (very racist) woman have given Osaka the finger, that por child would have to retire for ever from tennis.

[@appizano592]

She would cry lol

[@Monteray9]

@@mikejunior211 How is this racist?

[@mikejunior211]

@@Monteray9 Because any offensive gesture is racist if the recipient is black. The fact that Nadal is not black doesn't excuse her, because had she done this to Osaka everyone would have said she was racist... Then let's just call her racist already, because if she did to the GOAT she would have done the same to a black player... Very Logic concept right?

[@Monteray9]

@@mikejunior211 Lol this is not racist at all, it’s just a rude gesture.

[@TheMidnight2011]

She's a terrible person lol

[@heytennislady]

just a bit buzzed, haha

[@HULKHOGAN1]

@@heytennislady No, she’s a terrible human being. She failed life.

[@taivo5753]

Everyone misunderstood. She’s an obvious Rafa fan. She’s just saying he’s number one.

[@roger22fed]

He's embarrassed, overdoing the smiling

[@heytennislady]

Embarrassed for her too 😂

[@roger22fed]

@@heytennislady true.. But how many can hate the player they dislike like that.. I'd be satisfied 😁

[@lilyswal3682]

He’s uncomfortable, it’s a common defense mechanism to smile or laugh when your uncomfortable. You’d be uncomfortable too

[@47imagine]

@@lilyswal3682 It's probably the first time in his life that he's been disrespected like that. Welcome to the real world, Rafa. Still love ya tho

[@luilo7848]

He was hurt.

[@prafulyadav2658]

Hey rafa imagine being novak then

[@heytennislady]

haha, isn't that the truth

[@l.h8473]

Nadal did the dirty on her

[@user-nx5mh8kp4e]

Бля, уже 3 года прошло...как 1 день. Остановите это время, хотя бы на пару лет.😪😪

[@ayod0011]

Well Novak had to deal with all of these kind of things his whole career and still ended up being better than both Roger and Rafa, you can try argue with me but the numbers don’t lie.

[@richyalexander9206]

Rafa broke up with her just before Roland Garros 2005.

[@vincentpross7497]

When people are so empty inside that they need attention from the outside at any cost and family and friends turn their back on you because they are tired and annoyed of it you need to go to public places like this to desperately draw attention from strangers on you. For this one minute attention risk 100 dollars for a ticket and getting kicked out of a stadium and even banned for future games and most of all you become a clown on the internet

[@schrambini]

how is it possible you dont get copyright strikes for all these videos ? i could never upload it. get copyright on my tennis channel for much less ...

[@1bu7d9]

Ferry bad this weemen

[@deepakmahajan170]

I hope it doesn't happens to my fave Naomi. She would refuse to play till us open🥲

[@Tealius-W]

Would have been funny when the lady flipped him off. Nadal would've reacted with a *Sigma face*. Now that would've been legendary.

[@zackparker3230]

She is my highschool teacher

[@starrystarrybee]

That confirms it. Australians are the most rude people on earth - Rafa is a legend who inspires so many - and Australian women have lost any sense of being ladylike. Modern women...we have lost something

[@aleksandartadic12345]

Bravo mrs 😄👏🇷🇸

[@harshal1312]

Djokovic is the person who actually deserves it for those who are blaming Nadal

[@kshitizsaini3022]

Nah man no player deserves it. Especially during the match

[@harshal1312]

@@kshitizsaini3022 tell this to those disgusting Djokovic fans who think rafa deserves this because djoker wasn't allowed to play the AO he don't want to take the vaccine so you can't blame the tournament organisers who are not allowing him to participate

[@aryankaushik93]

so do you

[@psichoparano]

She looks of a certain Balkan ethnicity if you know what i mean...

[@kshitizsaini3022]

Please stop

[@aadixum]

Name ending with -ovic

[@thang92]

Really? She’s next to a Spain flag are you joking drop the hate narrative

[@JustNettie]

P

[@peterduffy8136]

Good on her!

[@emadkhan9110]

Nadal deserves that after seeing what he did to djokovic at AO 2022

[@walterosvaldazosmanuvelios5105]

rafa didnt do anything it was the australian government

[@husseinmohamed1777]

Djokovic is liar you can't defend liar

[@Aletek]

Damn, I didn't know that Rafa is Australia's PM. The more you know.

[@blackfox658]

How? Did he force him out of the australian open? Did he cancel visa? Don't speak B.S.

[@saujatyamandal6846]

Lmfao still salty over AO 2022?