Rafael Nadal: the support of his wife Xisca and their son Rafael Junior for his very last match

Published on November 20, 2024 at 10:54 a.m.

Until the end, he was able to count on the unfailing support of his loved ones. More than a month after announcing his retirement from sports, Rafael Nadal played the very last match of his career this Tuesday, November 19, during the 2024 Davis Cup, organized in Malaga. A final lap full of emotions, for which his wife of almost twenty years, Maria Francisca Perello, had obviously traveled to encourage him. An appearance in the stands that she did not make alone since their son, Rafael Junior, was also there. An adorable duo that fans had already seen this summer, in the stands of the Paris Olympic Games.

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Together since 2005, Rafael Nadal and Maria Francisca Perello, nicknamed “Xisca”, got married in October 2019 during a ceremony organized in Mallorca. In parallel with the extraordinary career of the 38-year-old tennis player, they then welcomed their first child together, a boy named Rafael Junior, in October 2022. Last October 10, when announcing his retirement from sports, the Spanish player had wanted to thank his loved ones but also and above all the one who shares his life, his most faithful pillar: “My wife, Maria, we have been together for 19 years. Thank you for everything you have done. You have been the best travel companion during all these years of your career. »