Sebastian Yatra, a Grammy-nominated musician, is prepared to create the soundtrack for the US Open fans. But first, he must play an exhibition match against Carlos Alcaraz, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, to get the tennis fans excited. The Colombian singer is training under none other than Rafael Nadal in preparation for playing against Alcaraz.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner became a coach to aid the songwriter in developing his tennis abilities. He is instructing him in fundamental tennis techniques in preparation for the August 23 US Open Charity match.
Sebastian Yatra recently announced on his Instagram account that he will be receiving training from none other than Nadal.
He wrote on his Instagram account: “Getting trained by the one and only@rafaelnadalto play with the world #1 @carlitosalcarazz🎾😳 🫶🏻🔥✨ training with my tennis idol@rafaelnadalto play with the #1 in the world@carlitosalcarazz.”
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Now ranked no.140, Nadal played his last match on the 18th of January when he lost to world no.43 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard has a 1-3 win-loss record.
Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.1, Carlos has achieved a 50-5 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is now competing in Cincinnati where he ousted the world no.55 Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Alcaraz conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz faced off 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.