Wimbledon 2017: Prosthetic leg not the weirdest thing I have ever had to sign, says Rafael Nadal

The two-time Wimbledon champion was asked to sign a prosthetic leg after beating the American Donald Young 6-4 6-2 7-5 on Centre Court on Wednesday evening

Nadal was asked to sign a prosthetic leg after his win on Centre Court (Getty )

Signing balls and programmes is common enough for tennis players, but Rafael Nadal got asked to autograph a prosthetic leg on Wednesday evening.

The 10-time French Open champion had won his second-round Wimbledon match against American Donald Young 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 when he was presented with the strange request.

Amid the usual fans clamouring for a signature was a man who handed the Spanish player a prosthetic leg, complete with a blue trainer on the end.

Nadal said it was probably not the "weirdest" thing he had ever had to sign.

When asked if the leg was removed specially for the star to sign, Nadal said:

"Was already off. I don't know if he took it off at that moment or not."

Wimbledon tweeted out a clip of the incident, with the caption: "Not your everyday request..."

It came the day after a man snatched a towel from a boy's hands when American player Jack Sock threw it into the crowd.

Judy Murray said the man should be "ashamed" of himself.

The young fan was later found, with Sock saying he would send him another towel.