Fan charged for kissing Nadal courtside at US open

A fan of tennis player Rafael Nadal, who breached U.S. Open security to embrace the Spaniard courtside, faces jail time after he was charged on Wednesday with interfering with a sporting event.
Nadal was in the midst of changing shirts on Tuesday after he beat France's Gael Monfils when the male fan leaped out of the stands onto the center court in Arthur Ashe Stadium and put his arms around Nadal before kissing him on the cheek.
Noam Aorta, 23, of Queens, New York, who sprinted past courtside security to reach the 23-year-old Nadal, faces up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine for criminal trespassing.
District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement that authorities took such security breaches seriously after previous incidents including former world number one Monica Seles, who was stabbed in the back by a spectator in 1993 in Germany. The stabbing severely hampered her career.
"For me it wasn't a problem," Nadal, who appeared unruffled, told reporters about the encounter. "The guy was really nice. He was a great fan, he said 'I love you' and he kiss me."
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters)