Rafa Nadal Academy to undergo expansion; will have a ‘decisive leap in quality’ says Rafael Nadal

The Rafa Nadal Academy, founded in 2016 by the 20 time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal is a training center located in Mallorca (Spain). Led by the former coach and uncle of Rafa, Toni Nadal, the academy offers a combination of tennis training and academic education to its students.

Nadal keeps a check on the working and needs of his academy and has revealed that the center is set to go under a phase of expansion after which the World No.2 tennis star promises an upgrade in the experience for the visitors and even the existing ones.

”We already had high-quality facilities, but I believe that when the expansion is finished we’ll have a center that will represent a decisive leap in quality. We’re going to increase the number of clay courts and indoor courts, which was a pending issue and very important for providing an optimal service,” said Nadal.

“The adults who come here for one week will be certain they can train and also the boys and girls who are here throughout the year, who will now not miss any days of training,” he added.

It was a huge and calculated investment by the Spaniard who felt that it was the need of the hour to ensure better service for the ones who visits the academy.

”It’s a very significant investment, but a totally necessary one,” Nadal added.

The upgraded academy will have a lot of new courts

After the completion of the expansion activities, the upgraded Rafa Nadal Academy will include 19 outdoor hardcourts, 15 outdoor clay courts, 4 indoor hardcourts, 7 covered clay courts, 1 football pitch, 7 outdoor padel courts, 6 indoor padel courts, 1 Padbol court, 2 squash courts, 1 semi-Olympic swimming pool, 1 outdoor pool, a Fitness Centre and a Spa.

Nadal has decided to play at the 2021 Australian Open and has been in preparation for the upcoming men’s circuit at his academy itself, for the last few weeks.

Starting on 8th February, the one-time winner of the season-opening Major, Rafa will be travelling to Melbourne around mid-January after which he will begin his training with partner young Italian Jannik Sinner as per the protocols stated by the organizers of the Melbourne Slam.

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