In the tennis world, after wins, people often see male tennis players celebrating with their wives and children, creating a very lovely family image. However, with Rafael Nadal, people have not seen that image.
In fact, Nadal himself rarely shares about his family, making many curious. However, after winning the 2022 Australian Open, the 25-year-old tennis player in a recent interview with The Sun mentioned the Spanish champion's off-field theme of family and children. Nadal married his longtime girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello in 2019 after dating her for more than 14 years.
However, the tennis player who just won her 21st Grand Slam in her career is still the only member of the Big Three without children. Meanwhile, Roger Federer has 4 children (2 twins) and Novak Djokovic has 1 son and 1 daughter. On this topic, Rafa expressed his views and revealed that he loves children but will probably wait until the end of his career before starting to start a family.
Nadal said that having a child sooner or later is a matter of him and his wife Maria. He said: "I want to have many children, both boys and girls. I am a person who loves children very much and I am the type of family. But I also tell you that, in fact, as the years pass, I will start doing all these things when my sports life allows."
The former world No. 1 later added that, in his opinion, the lifestyle of a tennis player who is always away from home will not allow him to take care of his children. "I think the top priority is taking care of the children. I don't know if it's ideal to play all year and have a child."
The Spaniard is on the Acapulco list (where he could take the number of titles as many as David Ferrer and Thomas Muster, both with four in Mexico) and Indian Wells, but he has made it clear that he will participate after his fitness assessment.
Rafa said: "I have registered for Acapulco and Indian Wells, but I have to make a decision that is consistent with what my body allows me to do. Acapulco is the closest, I want to be there, but I have to see what the outlook is."
Rafa Nadal has started 2022 smoothly. After a leg injury in the second half of last season, in late December, COVID-19 infection seemed to have significantly reduced hopes of seeing him on the field at the Australian Open. However, the Mallorca-born tennis player overcame and appeared in the tournament, defying all predictions to set a record with the 21st Grand Slam after a dramatic final against Daniil Medvedev.
Who is Maria Francisca Perello?
Not many people know who Nadal's wife is. Xisca Perello was born on July 7, 1988, in Mallorca, Spain. She is the only daughter of a businessman and city official in Palma, Mallorca, who worked in the insurance industry and graduated from the Business School.
After graduating and working in the insurance industry, Xisca decided to stop her job and spend time managing the fund that Rafael Nadal established nearly 11 years ago, and supporting her husband.
What makes few people know about Perello is that she is not active on social media. Ive always been very clear that Im not a celebrity, she said.
The love story of this lovely couple is quite long. Nadal's close source said he met Xisca through his younger sister Maribel, who was Perello's friend since he was 7 years old, but the relationship was just a friendship.
Xisca Perello grew up with the world No. 1 in the future. After a period of romance, the two fell in love in 2005 and decided to legalize their relationship with an engagement ceremony in 2007.
