Rafael Nadal is enjoying fatherhood, and he revealed what his son thinks of tennis after he visited him at the Academy.
Rafael Nadal has been with his now wife for a very long time, but he didn't immediately become a father. It was a personal choice for the Spaniard, who was focused on his tennis career for obvious reasons.
As his career is entering its final chapter, Nadal prioritises his family more and more, so he became a father last year. He spoke about it multiple times, but in a recent interview with Movistar, the Spaniard opened up whether his son likes tennis. His kid came to the Academy one day, saw a tiny racquet, and played with it. According to Nadal, he found it 'amusing'.
No, he went one day to the academy and held a tiny racket because he found it amusing but in the same way he finds spoon funny.- Nadal on his son's visit to the Academy
He also talked about fatherhood once more admitting that he always loved kids and having his own only makes it better. His son accompanied him in Australia earlier this year but unfortunately, it was a really short stay for the family because of the injury he sustained.
Fine. I always loved kids in general so if it's yours even better.- Nadal on fatherhood
He's working hard towards returning next year, with Australia the likely target. We haven't gotten many updates from Nadal recently, but a few teases on social media indicate that he's back to training, and that's good news.
The injury he had was a complicated one, so he wouldn't be on the tennis court if it did not progress well. Let's see in what shape Nadal returns in the coming months and whether he'll have some of that 'dad strength'.
