Since turning pro in 2001, Rafael Nadal has established himself as an icon in men’s tennis. With 20 Grand Slam victories to his name, the Spaniard’s performances and work ethic have inspired millions to follow the sport, with some players even looking up to him.

Five years ago, Nadal started the Rafael Nadal Academy, which strives to produce high quality tennis players. In fact, the academy became so popular that Amazon Prime will release a documentary on it. Earlier today, they released the trailer of the documentary, which features a cameo from Roger Federer.

Roger Federer features in documentary trailer released by the Rafael Nadal Academy

The academy is located in Nadal’s hometown of Manacor, Mallorca. He built the facility in the place where he trains, and the academy opened its doors in 2016. Over the years, the academy produced a bunch of high quality players. An example of this is Norwegian tennis player, Casper Ruud.

The academy also has Movistar as one of its partners. Earlier today, they released a trailer just short of two minutes of the documentary that Amazon Prime will release. While the documentary is majorly in Spanish, there are a few scenes in English, and Federer features among those moments.

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While depicting the intensity of the academy, Federer jokes by saying he hopes to send his children to the academy one day. He says, “I really hope one day I can send my kids there, and then pick them up a week later and ask them, ‘So, how was it?’

“‘We don’t want to go back. It was too hard for us!'”

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Release date for the documentary yet to be confirmed

As the trailer reaches its end, they reveal the documentary is coming soon. Hence, fans across the world will need to be patient in order to see Nadal, and possibly Federer on the big screen.

As for a return to tennis, the Spaniard looks to recover from a foot injury in time for the 2022 season. Meanwhile, Federer will undergo yet another knee surgery as he raised doubts over his return to the ATP Tour.

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