Finally, something to smile at for all Rafael Nadal fans. It has been a tough week for the Spanish legend as he exited the 2024 Australian Open due to an injury. Although fans were looking forward to his comeback, they were met with disappointment. But the 37YO posing in a heartwarming picture with his one-year-old son at a park in Brisbane has many feeling emotional.

Rafael Nadal’s announcement of withdrawal has been like a bolt from the blue to all tennis lovers. Although Nadal decided to fly back to Spain for treatment, before that, he shared this beautiful moment with his fans.

Reactions pour in from fans seeing Rafael Nadal spending time with his ‘cute’ son

After dating Mery Perello for almost 14 years Rafael Nadal got married to the love of his life in October 2019. Then 3 years later the beautiful couple welcomed a baby boy. Recently Nadal was accompanied by his family, spending time at the lush green parks in Brisbane over the last few days.

Recently Nadal was also spotted with Rafael Junior with a tiny white racket in hand. And here’s how fans reacted seeing this. One of them showcased love saying, ‘My poor heart, boy is so cute.‘

While the other felt like screaming seeing this adorable picture.

Another one said, ‘Little Rafa is so cute.‘

A few of them also expressed their love for this cute father-son duo after seeing these heartwarming moments captured through the lenses.

Some of them felt like ‘melting‘ seeing this picture.

The recent injury has now made Nadal change his plans for the rest of the year. What’s up next for the Spaniard? Can he make a comeback or will we see an early end to an epic journey? 

What’s up next for Nadal in 2024?

The moment Rafael Nadal was seen rubbing his hip and taking a medical timeout during his QF clash at the Brisbane International, speculations abounded. A few days later he took to social media to announce that he had withdrawn himself from the first Grand Slam of the season due micro tear in his hip muscle. Now what?

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The 37YO now intends to fly back to Spain and rest for a few weeks before he gets back to training. Thankfully for the tennis world, his injury is not that serious this time. Nadal will now primarily target the clay court events. Although he has already signed up for Barcelona Open he will be eyeing to make his presence felt at the French Open and Paris Olympics later this year.

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