Ballboy’s precision cracks up Rafael Nadal at Australian Open

THE most superstitious player on tour, Rafael Nadal, was serving for the match when — oh, no — his water bottle fell over. This is what happened next.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Rafael Nadal of Spain laughs during Rafa's Summer Set at Melbourne Park on January 14, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

THE most superstitious player on tour, Rafael Nadal, was serving for the match against South Africa’s Kevin Anderson when — oh, no — his water bottle fell over.

What happened next had Nadal in stitches, as you can see in the video above.

Nadal couldn’t help but laugh as the ballboy took extreme care to line up the water bottle just right, just like the Spaniard does. Every. Single. Time.

Nadal must face the labels of his drink bottles to the end he is about to play from.

Nadal in full swing, so to speak.

Below is a list of Nadal’s other unusual rituals.

* He must have a cold shower 45 minutes before a match.

* He must carry one racquet on to the court.

* He must have wrapped his own white grip on his racquets in the locker room.

* His bag must be placed next to his chair, on a towel, never on the chair.

* He must towel down between every point. It can be ace or double fault — he must towel down as if he is covered in sweat.

* He must pick at his underpants.

* He must drink from two water bottles at changeovers. One bottle has cold water, one is warm.

* He must never rise from his seat before his opponent.

* He must never walk on the sidelines as if he is avoiding cracks in the pavement.

* At the Australian Open, when going from one side of the court to the other, he must walk across the MELBOURNE sign.

Nadal’s victory against Anderson saw him progress to a quarterfinal against seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

The Spaniard was knocked out in straight sets 6-2 6-0 7-6.