It is no surprise that tennis legend Rafael Nadal inspired hundreds of people to join tennis. In fact, many top young players claim that Nadal has been a big part of their dream, and has motivated them to start playing the sport. And one of the players who idolizes the tennis legend is the French tennis star Arthur Cazaux.

In a recent interview, Cazaux sat down to share his first memory of tennis thinking about how young he was when he developed an interest in the sport. And he owes it all to the one and only Rafael Nadal who inspired him to take the sport up and be good at it as well.

Arthur Cazaux shares how Rafael Nadal motivated him to take tennis

While interviewing with the media from the ATP Tour, the French tennis player shared how he got inspired to start playing tennis even though there is no history in his family related to the sport. Cazaux’s words truly encapsulate the magic of certain tennis legends like Rafa. Even from a great distance, Cazaux felt the enchantment coming from Nadal’s movements.

He added, “My first tennis memory was when I was 3 years old when I watched Roland Garros on TV with my father.  You must know that nobody in my family played tennis. And I saw Rafa Nadal match and I don’t know why I had a shock and I fell in love with tennis and Rafa Nadal. And since this day I play tennis and I never give up.”

Not only did Nadal inspire him to do something that no one in his family had done but also made him fall in love with the sport. And all that at the very young age of just 3 years old, where kids don’t even have any idea of what the sport means. But that is Nadal for you!

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But like we said, it’s not just 1 player that Nadal inspired. In fact, the top-seeded player Carlos Alcaraz also owes his inspiration for tennis to Nadal itself.

Rafael Nadal also inspired Carlos Alcaraz to get involved in tennis

Alcaraz shared recently how he wants to become like Rafael Nadal. He feels that he is one of the best players in the history of tennis and wants to become a world-class player like him. He also added that Rafa is his hero from a very young age. When he started playing tennis, he used to watch his matches and saw him win the best trophies in the world as well.

For Alcaraz, Nadal was his hero growing up and that is why he wanted to become like him. The impact that Nadal has had on young players does not seem to end and we are sure that he will continue to inspire generations to join the sport and be like him.

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