10 Nov, 2017 @ 17:24
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Tennis superstar Nadal denied entry onto Paris court as guard didn’t recognise him

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NADAL: A famous face isn't enough to get in

RAFAEL Nadal was refused entry to the Paris Masters courts because a guard didn’t recognise him.

The tournament employee had no idea who the World No.1 was, and the awkward moment was captured by French TV.

“Hello sir, have you got your pass?” the security guard asked the world’s most famous tennis player, and a surprised Nadal responded: “I don’t have it with me.”

The guard asked Nadal who he was and got the world-renowned name in response.

The Spaniard was then immediately allowed through to the training courts.

Nadal was forced to pull out of the tournament with a knee injury before facing Serbian player Filip Krajinovic in the quarter-finals.

American Jack Sock won his first Masters title after beating Krajinovic.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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