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New Dad Rafael Nadal’s Baby’s Day-Out With Toddler Son and Wife Finds a Legendary Fan in Chris Evert

Published 01/06/2023, 7:30 AM EST

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Tennis star Rafael Nadal and his wife recently took their three-month-old son, baby Rafa, to the Sydney Harbour. The couple was accompanied by Marc Lopez, who is Rafa’s friend and coach. The pictures of Rafa holding his baby close while enjoying the day have become an instant fan favorite. However, baby Rafa’s cuteness has gained another fan who took to posting their day-out pictures on her Twitter.

Chris Evert retweeted a post on Twitter that had the paparazzi shots of Rafa with his child and family on the Sydney Harbour on Thursday. The tennis legend appears to be totally defenseless to baby Rafa’s cuteness.

Rafael Nadal is a proud dad

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Looks like Rafael Nadal is blowing off some steam after his matches at the United Cup. The Spanish world no.2 tennis player is in Australia right now, preparing for the Australian Open with the warm-up tournaments. Rafa and his wife, Maria Francesca Perello, took their baby out sightseeing, and the pictures of their adorable moment went viral in seconds.

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Chris Evert reposted the pictures on Twitter as she captions it with an, Awwwwwww” with a couple of red hearts. Fans have loved the way Chris has reacted to baby Rafa’s pictures with his family.

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In October 2022, Rafa and his wife welcomed their firstborn, named after Rafa himself, on October 8th, 2022. Unlike the otherwise private life of Rafa and Maria, Nadal has been a proud father right from the start. In an interview with Manu Carreno, Rafa also talked about his baby’s adorable personality and the changes that he has to make in his schedule due to his new fatherhood. He also added that the couple is trying their best to live “as normally as possible”.

Rafa is not having a great start to 2023

Rafa had some concerns about his fitness, and that may be hindering his performance. However, he has been declared fit to be back on court. It is great to see Rafa practicing in full-swing before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. On Thursday, Rafa was seen practicing at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

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Recently, Rafa has played a couple of matches in the United Cup. Although fans were expecting to see a more refined and back-in-form version of the champion, Rafa has explained that he is warming up with these matches before the Australian Open. Although Rafa has only won one of his last seven matches, fans are still expecting him to outdo his losses at the Australian Open.

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Annesha Banerjee

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Annesha Banerjee is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s in English. Her love for tennis and other sports is influenced by her mother, who was a remarkable athlete back in the day.
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Tony Thomas