The most famous bathroom break in 2017 tennis so far took place before a match ball had even been struck.

Granted, the year is young. Still, Rafael Nadal's realization and subsequent bolt to the bathroom was and is subtly hilarious enough that the tournament he's participating in, the Brisbane International in Australia, saw fit to document it in an eight-seconds-short clip.

Let the record show that Nadal topped Alexandr Dolgopolov in their match, 6-3, 6-3. Hey, when you know, you know.

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