‘Doesn’t Want His Record to Be Broken’ – Rafael Nadal’s Take on Son’s Future in Tennis Draws Hysteric Reactions From Fans

Rafael Nadal‘s life has changed in the past year! While becoming a father brought the biggest joy to him, on the athletic front, things were not that great for him. Recently, just like any other tennis dad, he also opened up about his thoughts about bringing his son and his passion together. While a lot of tennis players encourage their children to follow the same sport, the 37-year-old Spaniard’s thoughts are just different.

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After hearing his take on what he wants his son to pursue, a lot of tennis fans came forward and shared their humorous reactions. Let’s take a look at what tennis fans have to say about Rafa’s role as a father.

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As someone who has been playing professionally over the past two decades, the 22-time Grand Slam champion has shocked every tennis fan with his recent take on whether he wants his son to become a tennis player or not in the future. In a recent interview, Rafa talked about how he doesn’t want his son to pursue tennis but, at the same time, is open to any other sport.

He said, “I want my son to play another sport. Tennis has caused me too much pain and even now I feel pain just saying that. If my son wants to play tennis, I will respect his choice, but if he chooses something different, then it will be better.” 

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After reading out his take on Reddit, a lot of tennis fans shared their humorous reactions to how he doesn’t want his son to beat his father in various aspects of tennis.

A fan joked about how Rafa, as a father, doesn’t want to be defeated on the tennis court: “He doesn’t want to beat him to win RG 2045.” 

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Subsequently, a fan shared his realistic take on the same. He wrote, “He just doesn’t want his record of 15 RGs to be broken.” 

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A fan wrote an imaginary conversation between Rafa’s son and himself regarding being a tennis player.”Rafa Jr: Dad I want to be a tennis player! Rafa: no more than 22 grand slams ok?” 

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Not only that, another fan added a bit of twist to his conversation and highlighted how the former world number one would make his son get into sports, but not tennis. “Rafa Jr: Dad, I want to be an engineer! Rafa: I said choose a sport, no?” 

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While a fan compared him to Andre Agassi, who has a similar point when it comes to his children, “Just like Agassi. He didn’t want any of his children to pursue tennis.” 

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However, a few months ago, the story was quite different. When the 22-time Grand Slam champion was ready to come back to Brisbane International, he stepped on the court with his son before the tournament to have a father-son moment.

Rafa Junior was seen enjoying tennisWhen the 37-year-old was getting ready for his comeback journey, he was accompanied by his wife and children on his trip to Australia, where he made the most of it by playing tennis with his son. Before stepping on the tennis court, he spent a few more days in Brisbane with his family.

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During the practice session with Andy Murray, a few pictures of the Spaniard went around the internet, in which his son was seen running around the tennis court with his mini racket. Holding a racket in his hand, Rafa Junior looked like his father’s biggest supporter, but now he has stunned everyone with how he doesn’t want his son to take up tennis.

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Nevertheless, what is your take on Nadal’s ‘another sport’ theory? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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