Ben Stiller was caught making an upset grimace in the stands while he was watching his friend Rafael Nadal losing against Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the 2022 US Open.
Stiller and Nadal dined together right before US Open
A night before the first round of the US Open, Rafael Nadal dined with family members and friends, among which was the famous actor Ben Stiller.
Nadal posted a picture from the dinner on social media. “Fun dinner with my team and friends! And… all good before the tournament starts,” Nadal captioned the photo. Former ATP doubles world number 3 Marc Lopez was among Nadal’s friends present at the dinner.
See the photo in this article: Rafael Nadal dines with Ben Stiller, family, and friends before US Open start
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In the past, Ben Stiller described how he started playing tennis.
“I attempted to play. I started very late, maybe nine years ago. I grew up in a tennis family. Four years ago Rafa pulled me out on the court at the Madison Square Garden with Juan Martin del Potro and it was one of the most embarassing experiences in my life.
They just schooled me. And I started taking lessons in order to eventually show up one day there again,” said the famous actor. Stiller loves the fourth calendar Grand Slam of the season and he explained why: “It’s fun to go on the smaller courts earlier on in the tournament, you can see the best players in the world up close.
That’s one of the best things to do, seeing different matches happening, the practice courts. It’s great when you are in New York. This is such a great event. It’s fun”, he admitted. Ben Stiller is known both as a producer and actor. A few stand-out movies he starred in are: Zoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Along Came Polly.
