The most intimate side of Rafael Nadal: his wife, Mery Perelló has announced their...

In this 2024, the end of one of the most glorious eras in the history of Spanish sports is taking place. If a few days ago it was Andrés Iniesta who decided to hang up his boots for good, now it has been the turn of Rafa Nadal. The tennis player has announced that the time has come to set aside the racket in order to focus on other aspects of his life.

“Hello everyone, I am here to inform you that I am retiring from professional tennis. (…) It is a difficult decision that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end, and I believe that now is the right moment to conclude what has been a long and much more successful career than I could have ever imagined,” he shared emotionally through social media

At 38, Nadal has made the decision that the Davis Cup Finals in November will be his last match as a professional athlete. A lifetime dedicated to tennis in which he has achieved great milestones for Spanish sports, including 14 Roland Garros, 22 Grand Slam titles, and 56 others in the ATP category.

A great track record that he has combined with other personal achievements. The tennis player has shown on numerous occasions to have an unbreakable bond with his family. While his uncle, Toni Nadal, has always been by his side as one of his coaches, his parents, Sebastián and Ana María, have also not wanted to miss his victories from the stands.

But if there is someone who has been present since he was only 19 years old, it has been his wife Mery Perelló. They met through the tennis player’s sister and started a courtship that lasted 17 years until they decided it was time to tie the knot. A wedding that took place in October 2019 in his homeland, Mallorca, surrounded by 300 guests.

And if this union has been one of the happiest moments in Rafael Nadal’s life, the birth of his first child far surpasses it by far. Despite complications during the pregnancy, which led to Mery requiring hospital care from week 31, Rafael Nadal Jr. arrived in the world in 2022. A birth that changed the couple’s life forever