Rafael Nadal will be a father.
After much speculation, the tennis star is now confirming that he and wife Xisca Perello are expecting children.
– Yes, if things go as they should, we will become parents, he says.
wrote this week Rafael Nadal36, and became the oldest French Open men’s singles winner ever.
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This was his 14th career title on the red cobbles in Paris.
I find it very difficult to describe my feelings. I couldn’t believe I would stand here today, at 36, and play another final in my favorite arena, he said after such a feat.
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Rafael Nadal’s success is not limited to the tennis court.
Earlier this week, the Spanish newspaper ¡HOLA! Pictures Him and his wife Xisca Perello on a luxury yacht outside Mallorca – photos where Xisca looked like she had a little cake in the oven.
After days of speculation, Nadal is now confirming that they will become parents for the first time.
– Yes, if all goes well, I will be a father. But I prefer not to talk about my private life, he said Friday.
Marriage in a billion fortresses
Rafa and Execka have been married for 17 years.
They married in the fall of 2019 at La Fortaleza (“The Fort”), the most expensive property in Spain, on Nadal’s home island of Mallorca.
Nadal says he does not expect the expected addition to the family to affect his career.
He is currently half injured, but hopes to play at Wimbledon, which will be decided from June 27 to July 10.