Rafael Nadal works up a sweat as he attends a training session at Santa Ponsa Country Club – amid reports his wife Mery Perello is pregnant
Rafael Nadal worked up a sweat while attending a training session at Mallorca’s Santa Ponsa Country Club on Friday.
The 36-year-old tennis ace – fresh from his 22nd Grand Slam win at the French Open – looked in fine form as he returned a serve on the court.
It comes amid reports from Spanish magazine Hola! that his wife Mery Perello, 33, is reportedly pregnant with their first child.
Training: Rafael Nadal worked up a sweat during a training session at Santa Ponsa Country Club in Mallorca on Friday
Dressing appropriately for the session, Rafael donned a beige t-shirt which he paired with navy blue shorts, green sneakers and a white cap worn backwards.
The athlete later donned a white polo shirt and tan shorts while giving a press conference at the club.
Rafael’s uncle and ex-coach Toni Nadal said last week he was confident the 36-year-old would play at Wimbledon later this month despite his injury woes.
The two-time Wimbledon champion was being treated for Müller-Weiss Syndrome, a chronic injury he was diagnosed with in his left foot in 2005.
Good news: It comes amid reports from Spanish magazine Hola! that his wife Mery Perello, 33, is reportedly pregnant with their first child (pictured June 3)
He stunned his foot to win his 14th French Open and 22nd Grand Slam title earlier this month and hasn’t ruled out a retirement if he can’t get over his injury woes.
It comes amid reports that his wife Mery is allegedly pregnant with their first child, according to Spanish magazine Hola!
The beauty sported what appeared to be a baby bump under her bathing suit aboard the yacht where she and the 22-time Grand Slam winner are enjoying their vacation.
Tennis star: The 36-year-old tennis ace – fresh from his 22nd Grand Slam win at the French Open – looked in fine form as he returned a serve on the court
Sporty: Rafael dressed appropriately for the session, donning a beige t-shirt which he paired with navy blue shorts, green trainers and a white cap worn backwards
Refreshed: The sportsman later changed into a white polo shirt and tan shorts while giving a press conference at the club
There has been intense speculation what Rafael’s childhood sweetheart was expecting after she started wearing looser clothes and donned a face mask at the recent Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
There has been no comment yet from the tennis star or his wife, who dated for 14 years before tying the knot in October 2019 at a British fort in Mallorca, where Gareth Bale married earlier in the year.
MailOnline has contacted a spokesman for Rafael for more information.
They are currently relaxing off Mallorca with a group of friends aboard the Great White, the 78-foot-pound, 4.2-million sunroof power catamaran custom-built by Rafael two years ago.
Family? Good news: The beauty sported what appeared to be a baby bump under her bathing suit aboard the yacht where she and the 22-time Grand Slam winner are enjoying a vacation (pictured June 6).
Rafael said hola! in March 2018: “Of course I intend and want to start a family. I love children and I want them to do what they want in life.’
Mery quit a job in the insurance industry to become project leader for the Rafael Nadal Foundation, the charity he founded more than a decade ago.
She is known to be an incredibly private person. The property the Spanish couple has chosen for their wedding, La Fortaleza, overlooking Pollensa Bay in north-east Mallorca, was where Real Madrid star Gareth Bale tied the knot in a three-day celebration in June 2019 Closed life with Emma Rhys-Jones.
Long-term love: The couple were together for 14 years before tying the knot in a British fort in Mallorca in 2019