Student of Rafael Nadal’s Academy, junior World No. 4 Daniel Vallejo ditches the Spaniard while naming his favorite Big-4 player
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Daniel Vallejo with Rafael Nadal, Big 4
Junior World No.4 and promising young talent from Paraguay Daniel Vallejo said he prefers Roger Federer and Andy Murray to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic despite being a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy, Manacor. The youngster was answering some questions in an interview and this answer was not expected from a Rafa Nadal Academy player.
Vallejo replied to a question on who his favorite players are and why he chose them as a reply to the question, “I don’t have any hate towards Djokovic or Nadal, I just have a preference for Federer and Murray. But then when they play I always support them, for example, in the last ATP Finals, I wanted Nole or Rafa to win even though they are not my favorites.“
In another way, the words by the Paraguayan teen show the world-class facilities of the Academy and young talents whose idol is not even Nadal flying to this tourist island for learning the game. Rafael Nadal’s legacy has given Mallorca a space in the tennis map as well. (Source: Punto de break, translated via google)
“In training, he hits ten times harder”, Daniel Vallejo about training with Rafael Nadal
Daniel Vallejo also gave his thoughts about how it feels to train with Nadal, In his words, “Several times (practices with Nadal), about five or so. There are no words to explain it, the ball that he sends you is even more uncomfortable than it seems (laughs). If he already hits hard in games, in training he hits ten times harder.“
For the question on why he prefers Federer and Murray over Nadal and Djokovic, he replied with the differences in game styles of the tennis legends, As quoted by him, “Well, Nadal it is impossible for him not to be a bit of an idol, although in my case I don’t like him as much as others because his game is not similar to mine, he is not someone I can copy, although mentally he is an example. But in the rest, we have nothing in common“
The Rafa Nadal Academy is trying to nurture young talents all over the world. The museum and academy are both located on the same premises at Manacor. Roger Federer was also invited to the inauguration of the academy way back on October 19, 2016, and the Spaniard has even named a suite in his academy named after the Swiss legend.
The Paraguayan youngster was a former World No.1 in juniors rankings and is polishing his talents at one of the best academies in the world right now.
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