Fan lends former Wimbledon champion a hand at Tesco buying six cans of Diet Coke – with no plastic bag

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Rafael Nadal may know his way around grass and clay courts, but the Spanish tennis ace struggled when confronted with a supermarket self-service checkout machine.

The former Wimbledon champion, now world No 2, was spotted shopping for groceries in a local Tesco Express by a fan, who offered to lend a hand.



He bought six cans of Diet Coke, though did not purchase a carrier bag, according to fellow shopper Nick Roberts, who shared his excitement on Twitter.



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“Just done Rafa Nadal’s shopping for him on the self service tills on the tesco express in Wimbledon village. Surreal,” he wrote.



Nick Roberts (@followthatnick) Just done Rafa Nadal's shopping for him on the self service tills on the tesco express in Wimbledon village. Surreal. pic.twitter.com/8762fxkpOc

He added: “It was very exciting. He bought a 6 pack of Diet Coke. Didn’t need a bag. Environmentally conscious and awesome at tennis.”

“Oh, and he was lovely with everyone in there. I hope he doesn’t mind that I’ve tweeted about this. I was just really excited!”



BBC presenter Clare Balding said on Today at Wimbledon that a colleague had also seen Dustin Brown, who faces Andy Murray on Wednesday, in a local branch of Marks and Spencer.

