Rafael Nadal confirms that his son is named after his grandfather

It has been confirmed by Rafael Nadal that his son is named after his grandfather. Currently, the Spaniard and Casper Ruud are touring South America.

Nadal Talks About His Son Rafael

Rafael Nadal is traveling in South America with Casper Ruud for a tour that will see him playing in 6 different cities. The schedule is quite hectic and Rafa is juggling between matches, interviews and travel. During a recent press conference, Nadal confirmed that his son is named after his grandfather Rafael and that, for him, it is a new world.

Here is part of the press conference in Spanish.

 

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

12 - 8win/loss

Hard
2-1
I Hard
0-1
Clay
10-6
38 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

Currently, during this season Rafael owns an overall 39-8 match record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.

Nadal
the Nitto ATP Finals
Nadal's Record