Watch: Nadal Bangs Head in Pre-Match Jump


Manic Monday was a painful proposition for Rafael Nadal.The King of Clay was a head-banger before his Wimbledon fourth-round match.Watch: Federer Says Coaching Rule Not CoolWatch Nadal knock his head off the door frame doing his traditional pre-match kangaroo jumps. Fortunately, the two-time Wimbledon winner was not hurt.Nadal laughed off the skull-shaking experience though it was a prelude of the pain to come on court.Gilles Muller won the first two sets against Nadal in their fourth-round clash on Court No. 1. Nadal, who has lost his last 12 Grand Slam matches when falling into a two-set deficit, rallied to force a fifth before Muller knocked the 10-time Roland Garros champion out of Wimbledon.]]>

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