Rafael Nadal honoured with a 5th Camino Real Award for his on an off the court achievements this year

Rafael Nadal, this year’s Wimbledon Semi-finalist was looking phenomenal as he dominated almost all of his opponents. The 35-year-old Roland Garros champion had to withdraw from the semi-finals after suffering an abdominal tear injury after the first set in the quarter-finals against Taylor Fritz. Rafa later went on to win the game in the final set by tie-breaker which booked the semi-finals berth for the Spaniard.

This year’s Australian Open and French Open champion is set to feature in the Montreal Masters, starting on August 5th is looking in great shape after the injury. Late in August, the Spaniard will be competing to clinch his 23rd grand slam in the US Open starting on August 29th.

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Rafael Nadal recognised with 5th Camino Real Award

Recently, Rafa was awarded the Camino Real Award by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcala, He has also been honoured with such an award four times in the past and this is the fifth time the 35-year-old has been recognised with the award. The Camino Real Awards were established by the Franklin-UAH Institute in 2012, coinciding with its 25th anniversary (1987), and as a current tribute to the ancient Spanish existence in the United States of America, since the arrival of Ponce de León in Florida in 1513.

The name Camino Real relates to the paths used by the Spanish people to reach the territories that are now part of the United States. Nadal was honoured with the award for his victory in the US Open(2019), as well as in the previous editions of the tournament(2010, 2013, 2017), and also because of the other tournaments, he won in North America which are Indian Wells, Cincinnati, Miami and Montreal.

Rafael Nadal’s great qualities on and off the field are sacrifice, effort, fair play, modesty in victory, honestly, the ability to overcome and respect for the rivals; it is also worth remarking that he does social work through his Rafael Nadal Foundation integrating vulnerable minors, caring for young people with intellectual disabilities, and reinforcing the personal and social development of children and young people in Spain and India.

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