The King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, has trained to become a tennis player ever since he was four years old. His meteoric rise began when he was nineteen in 2005. Ever since then, his fan following has blown up. Naturally, many young followers of tennis would jump at the chance to meet their idol. But one exchange of Rafa with an ‘obsessed’ fan left fans holding their stomach.
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Nadal has climbed up the ranks after putting his entire effort into this game. The 92 ATP title holder has probably had his fair share of funny interactions with fans. However, probably nothing compared to this one incident.
People react to hilarious Rafael Nadal fan meet
Blair Henley, tennis writer, recently tweeted about how tennis player Fernando Verdasco’s son is obsessed with Rafael Nadal. She wrote that Verdasco’s son is obsessed with tennis and constantly asks about when he can see ‘his friend Rafa’. He further went on to say that he greeted Rafa with ‘a tap on his butt’ and is probably the only one who can get away with it.
“Per Fernando Verdasco, his 2yo son Mateo is obsessed with tennis & repeatedly asked when he could see “his friend Rafa” in Australia. Said he proceeded to greet Nadal with a tap on the butt and added he’s probably the only person who could get away with that😂.” she wrote.
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Fans of the former world number 1 cannot help but laugh at the situation.
One fan found the exchange very cute.
Too cute! 😍 https://t.co/OlR6hWYocu
— Abbey (@abbey_tennis) February 6, 2023
Another fan found the situation adorable.
Lol so cute 🤣 https://t.co/V9aK5E0ro2
— Doris (@Dorli_Wi) February 6, 2023
User Atarxis said that they know some people who would attempt this move if they were ever in “tapping” distance of Nadal.
I know a couple people on my TL who are gonna try this next time they get within "tapping" distance of Rafa. https://t.co/gt3kGlCZcI
— Ataraxis (@Ataraxis00) February 6, 2023
One fan will probably remind the world of this tweet after a while.
remember this tweet in 15 years https://t.co/ZqMG2rhOzE
— rational kyrgios fan (@tennisfanwbrain) February 6, 2023
Another fan likened the behavior to father and son relationship.
Like father, like son. The Verdascos have special permission to get touchy-feely with Rafa.* 😉
*𝘍𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢. 𝘋𝘖 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘈𝘛𝘛𝘌𝘔𝘗𝘛 𝘈𝘕𝘠 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘚𝘌 𝘚𝘛𝘜𝘕𝘛𝘚 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙𝘚𝘌𝘓𝘍. https://t.co/IloGqKC676 pic.twitter.com/3wsE6hfIZr
— TroubleFault (@troublefault) February 6, 2023
Another fan, like several others, found the incident sweet.
This is so adorable. https://t.co/ZZKidAmac2
— The Deputy's Wife (@dasafin) February 6, 2023
One fan joked about how time changes and that Nadal and Verdasco are parents now.
does it ever drive you crazy just how fast the night changes https://t.co/fp7wRXnq1g pic.twitter.com/TBSQoV5CqM
— ash 🎯 (@lwtfinallyfree) February 6, 2023
A fan of Verdasco hopes to see his son in Portugal soon.
Cute 😍
I hope to see again the little one in Portugal with his daddy @FerVerdasco https://t.co/b334meo7Pg— Catherine Carvalho (@cathcarvalho92) February 6, 2023
One fan shared a picture of a moment that paints a different picture of Nadal.
Yeah, I think Rafa is usually the grabber, not the grabbie. pic.twitter.com/ftYINSrjNv
— Nadal News (@nadalnews) February 6, 2023
Regardless of how tennis fans perceive this gesture, Nadal will certainly remember it for years to come.
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