He's number one...in the world...at tennis.

I was sitting in the lobby of The Essex House today around 4. I was seated next to some guy I figured was still in the US Open. Couldn't figure out who it was though. 3 minutes later, Rafael Nadal walks down the lobby right at me. I instinctively nod at him as if I know him, he does the same--I assume because I'm sitting 3 feet from someone in his entourage (that's the guy at the right of the frame). I promise this blog isn't devolving into Gawker, but I did snap this quick paparazzi shot. I didn't bother him, though I did sort of want to.