Rafael Nadal is playing his very last competition at the Davis Cup, but do you know his ultimate phobia?
For Rafael Nadal lovers, it's time to say goodbye on the tennis courts. A few weeks ago, the living tennis legend announced his retirement from sport at the end of this year 2024. But before the tears, the Mallorcan will compete in a final competition during the final phase of the Davis Cup.
The opportunity to see one last time his serve, his forehand and his wild races, but also his knocks which have also put him in the light for years. But if you think you know everything about Nadal, maybe you will be surprised by this anecdote.
Quite discreet about his life, the Spaniard is stingy with interviews, but when he gives them, he provides real information and some indiscretions about his life. For example, did you know that Rafael Nadal is a real “cog”? These are the terms used by those close to him and he has never denied the information, quite the contrary. Among his fears, we even find the fear of the dark.
“For example, being alone at home in the evening makes me very nervous. I can't sleep in my bed. So, I sleep on the sofa with the TV and all the lights on. I'm not very brave when it comes to in the things of life, yes but in everything else, no,” said the Spaniard in the Italian show Che Tempo Che Fa, referring to his achluophobia, the name given to the fear of the dark and the dark. darkness.
So how can you overcome this and be a real fighter on the courts? “Rafael is a person who needs to control everything. But as this is impossible, he invests all his energy in the part of his life that he can dominate most easily: his tennis career,” explains his press officer. to discuss the Spaniard's problems.
Fear of the dark is not an isolated phenomenon, some people even have more serious problems. 10% of the population is so afraid of the dark that these people even refuse to get up to go to the bathroom at night. This is called nyctophobia, fortunately for the Spaniard, he is not at this stage of fear.
