Wimbledon 2017: Rafael Nadal SLAMMED for making ball boy put his litter in the bin
RAFAEL NADAL may have crashed out of Wimbledon 2017 but viewers at home had very little sympathy for the tennis star.
Rafael Nadal SLAMMED for making ball boy put his litter in the bin
Nadal asks Wimbledon ball boy to put his litter in bin
Many of those watching his match against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller were left furious when they saw him ask a ball boy to put his litter in the bin despite it being right next to him.
However, the youngster seemed more than happy to assist the tennis star and quickly got rid of the rubbish.
The sportsman's actions have gone viral online with viewers taking to social media to slam him for being "lazy".
One tennis fan raged: "Did Nadal just call the ball boy over to put rubbish in the bin?! The bin that was right next to him?! #Wimbledon."
Rafael Nadal slammed for making ball boy put his litter in the bin
The ball boy could be seen putting the litter in the bin next to Nadal
While another added: "When Nadal summons the kid over to put his rubbish in the bin. You were inches from the bin, why didn't you do it yourself #wimbledon."
"Does Nadal not realise there's a bin right next to him which he can put his own rubbish in? #Wimbledon," a third questioned.
Another shared a clip of Nadal passing his litter to the youngster, commenting: "When someone calls me lazy I'm just going to show them this…"
Those tuning into Wimbledon took to Twitter to slam Nadal's actions
Rafael Nadal knocked his head on a door frame ahead of his match with Muller
"Nadal getting the ball boy to put his lid in the bin that's right next to him.. are you sure? #wimbledon," a fifth tweeted.
It came after the tennis player hit his head on a door-frame as he limbered up ahead of the game in the tunnel.
Today, the star brushed off the incident as a "small accident" when asked about the injury.