RAFAEL NADAL has admitted his family plans are not what he’d expected.
Rafael Nadal, 35, will be facing Denis Shapovalov in the Australian Open Quarter-Final this morning. However, the tennis star has admitted he had thought his family life would be different by the age he’s at now.
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Nadal has been married to his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello since 2019.
The pair met when they were teenagers, dating for many years before tying the knot.
Their glamorous wedding took place in a Spanish castle in Majorca called La Fortaleza.
However, Nadal has opened up about how his family plans are not exactly what he thought they’d be.
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‘Not easy’ Rafael Nadal admits he thought he’d already have kids with wife by his age
‘Not easy’ Rafael Nadal admits he thought he’d already have kids with wife by his age (Image: GETTY)
Nadal is one of the favourites in the Australian Open, which he is hoping to win for a second time.
Nadal is one of the favourites in the Australian Open, which he is hoping to win for a second time. (Image: GETTY)
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The 20-time Grand Slam champion has opened up about having children in a candid unearthed interview.
In 2019, he said: “You have to adapt to situations.
“Having a family? I don’t know, things are not easy to predict.
“At this age, I thought I would already be a former player and start a family.”
Nadal has been married to his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello since 2019.
Nadal has been married to his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello since 2019. (Image: GETTY)
The pair met when they were teenagers, dating for many years before tying the knot.
The pair met when they were teenagers, dating for many years before tying the knot. (Image: GETTY)
He added to Spanish publication Marca: “As a young man I thought that at 30 I would have already retired and instead I’m still here.
“The only thing I know is that I will have a family.”
This is not the first time the player has opened up about having a family.
Speaking back in 2017, Nadal was also asked if he would be following in his tennis rival Roger Federer’s footsteps.
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Federer has four kids, two sets of twins, with his wife Mirka Federer.
Nadal told Argentine talk show Con Amigos Asi: “I would love to have children, boys, girls…
“I’m a person who loves kids and I’m a family guy.”
