WATCH: “He should be Spain’s striker,” Fans amazed by Rafael Nadal’s football skills during 2022 ATP Finals practice session

WATCH: “He should be Spain’s striker,” Fans amazed by Rafael Nadal’s football skills during 2022 ATP Finals practice session

Rafael Nadal playing football at Paris Masters - FirstSportz

Former World No 1 Rafael Nadal has already arrived in Turin a few days early to get back some much-needed practice and gain momentum ahead of the Year-end Championship. He will be the top seed player at ATP Finals since World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn citing an abdominal injury. After arriving in Turin fresh, he hit the tennis court for a good practice session where he showed some amazing football skills.

The Mallorcan will be looking for the first title of his career in Turin even despite being qualified 17 times. After the Group list was out, he finds himself placed in the Green Group as the leader along with Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, and Felix Auger Aliassime. With the selection, ATP was highly bashed for being biased toward the Spaniard and giving him some undue advantage.

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A video from one of his practice sessions went viral where the 22-time Grand Slam champion is exhibiting football skills with a tennis ball. She shows amazing juggling skills and controls the ball with his chest and with a racquet in hand before finally playing a full shot to kick off the ball. As soon as the video was shared on the internet, people on social media couldn’t stop boasting about his skills and also appreciated his talent.

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This isn’t the first time, the Spaniard is seen playing football on the court. There are a few other instances where he has been seen doing the same which shows his love for football since he is an ardent fan of the game. It also looks like it is a part of his practice sessions where he tries to maintain the balance between body and mind.

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Twitter hail Rafael Nadal’s football skills during one of his practice sessions at the ATP Finals

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After watching Rafael Nadal‘s football skills, people on social media went crazy and bragged about his skills. While some were totally in awe of his skills, others hilariously advised him to join the country’s football team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans had to say:

https://twitter.com/allansgodfre/status/1590671318252670976?t=jgs82B3wQwo3H2lwRwfSNg&s=08
https://twitter.com/aks007_chd/status/1590679024988454914?t=vuyWeB3urZNQPT4-og0q-A&s=08
https://twitter.com/theemeagan/status/1590725729314308096?t=ZOnTfPYStBpjnrSedzWhXQ&s=08

The record 14-time French Open champion will be looking to end the year on a pleasant note since it has been a remarkable year for the 36-year-old. He went on to win two Grand Slam titles and became the player with the most number of singles Grand Slam titles in the Open Era with his tally of 22. He had vowed to perform at his best at the ATP Finals while blaming him for the loss in Bercy.

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