Rafael Nadal is famous for his calm and focused nature. Therefore, whenever the 22 times Grand Slam champion cracks a joke or lightens the mood, it straight away goes into the box of most cherished moments of tennis.

One such moment of the Spaniard came in the year 2016. Nadal, after making a decent run till the round of 16 of the US Open signed up for an exhibition match with a fellow big three player, Novak Djokovic in Milan. And while in the match, he gave a witty and funny response to a not-so-tennis-related query.

Spontaneous Rafael Nadal

Nadal, while in a fun and friendly match with the 21 times Grand Slam champion, stumbled upon a very interesting question. When Rosario Fiorello, an Italian comic, asked “Rafa you have to go don’t you? He is busy guys, he is busy! Today is Fertility Day for him too. He has to hit some top spin shots somewhere tonight.”

To which he replied, “No, I don’t think so. I’ll get Majorca(Mallorca) too late for the fertilazione (non-existent word).” Thus, making the entire crowd burst into laughter.

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Further, in the match held for a good cause, with the proceeds going to the Novak Djokovic Foundation to help underprivileged children in Serbia, the two champions had a little fun blending. They added football to tennis.

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Speaking of that, now six years later, the Spanish legend and his wife, Mery Perello, are expecting their first child. Nadal after claiming his 14th French Open title, broke the happy news to tennis fans.

A missed opportunity

Nadal after walking out of the circuit and missing the last Grand Slam of the year, Nadal started his journey in his peak form this season. He at first stormed the hard courts of Australia and took down the US Open reigning champion Daniil Medvedev in the finals.

Thus claiming his 21st Grand Slam trophy, and the first major of the Calendar year. Then the former World no.1 proved true to the title ‘King of clay’ by claiming the trophy in the red dirt of France.

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Thereafter, because of an unfortunate abdominal injury, the 36-year-old failed to clinch his third Grand Slam trophy of this year. He had to walk out of the Wimbledon championships just two matches away from the title. If Nadal succeeded in marking Wimbledon under his name, he would have had a golden opportunity of becoming the only active player to bank a Calendar Grand Slam.