As tennis King Rafael Nadal comes close to retirement, another Rafa has shown the world that he may be set to continue ruling the world’s major tournaments just like his father.
This was 22-month-old Rafael, the son of the Spanish tennis legend, as he watched his dad compete in the Olympics for the last time.
Rafael junior showed off his tennis strokes by swinging a ‘Pure Aero Babolat’ racket as his legendary father put his own racket to good use on court and won his first doubles match with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz against their Argentine opponents.
Unlike his father, however, who plays left-handed even though he is right-handed, his son preferred to swing his racket two and fro with both hands in forehand and background movements, as he sat on the lap of his mother María.
The toddler also showed he is developing the skill of being quick on his feet, just like his father is on court, and wandered along an aisle during the match, but under the watchful eye of his mother.
