Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal is a big fan of European Football club, Real Madrid. The Spaniard has an immense interest in football and goes to watch the sport whenever he gets some free time.

Rafa has always dreamt of playing at the Santiago Bernabeu, the home stadium of Real Madrid. Interestingly, there is a high possibility that his wish might actually come true really soon.

Real Madrid’s home stadium can now host tennis matches

The Santiago Bernabeu has been undergoing reconstruction for quite some time now. It appears that the work is about to get completed soon, and Real Madrid has already started playing their home games in La Liga 2021/22 in the stadium.

It is a £500m redevelopment project, and after the completion, four new car parkings, a retractable roof, a 360-degree video screen, and a new seating section will be installed.

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Real Madrid’s official Twitter handle recently shared a video in which one can see how the stadium will look after its complete reconstruction.

“This is how the Santiago Bernabéu of the 21st century will be! Don’t miss out on the impressive grass collection and conservation system!” read the caption of the post. (Translated via Google Translate)

In fact, fans can even witness live tennis matches inside the stadium. Intriguingly, the capacity of the ground will also be quite big, and at full capacity crowd, it can even break the record for the maximum attendance.

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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer might feature in the first tennis match at the Santiago Bernabeu

There are reports that suggest that the first-ever tennis match that will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu will be between two 20-time Grand Slam champions, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal; that is what the club President, Florentino Perez, wants.

If this happens, there are high chances that the match will break the record of the highest-ever audience in a tennis match. Thus, fans are hoping that this comes true and both Nadal and Federer agree to such a proposal.

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