(VIDEO) Rafael Nadal hilariously quizzed about 'pulling his panties out' before he serves in trademark serve ritual

Rafael Nadal's serve is iconic both in terms of the motion and also the ritual that leads up to it with the Spaniard known for adjusting his headband and pulling his shorts back into place. He was quizzed about the latter while at the Barcelona Open. But not in a hard hitting question from a journalist, but instead by a young fan.

Nadal was defeated 6-2, 6-3 by Alex de Minaur in the second round of the Barcelona Open as he fell in his final time at the tournament known as Conde de Godo after defeating Flavio Cobolli earlier in the piece. He now likely heads towards the triple header that will really test his metal on the surface for the final time. That being Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros. The French Open in particular is the goal with likely a stop at the Olympic Games also on the same surface in July. He sat down with player Santiago Gonzalez's daughter Camila and son Matias for a Q&A. He was asked: "Why do you pull out your panties before you serve?"

To which he gave a democratic response, albeit he might now think about doing this going forward. "Uf! This is coming from a long time ago. Comes from when I was very very small and it’s something that I’ve never been able to get rid of," he said.

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