Watch: Rafael Nadal heartful gesture to young fan breaks the internet
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The Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal, who is on a Latin America tour playing exhibition events with Norwegian World No.3 Casper Ruud is giving some wholesome moments to Latin American tennis fans. From the videos and posts popping up from their events, the love and popularity of the Spanish legend and the new superstar Casper Ruud is becoming the hot topic of discussion during this off-season.
A recent video of a little fan girl’s request to get the 22-time Grand Slam Champion’s autograph in between the match while changing the ends has gone viral now. For the uninitiated, Rafael Nadal was playing against Casper Ruud in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, when this wholesome incident took place. It is not so common to see a player like Rafael Nadal who always has a ‘match face’ on the court despite playing at an exhibition event to sign autographs in between the match.
Rafael Nadal went on to beat the Norwegian in straights 7-6(7-4),7-5 in the match. The Latin American tour that started on November 23 will end in Mexico City on December 1. Currently, they are in Quito, Ecuador. A lot of videos and moments are being shared by the duo and the fans around during the tour, making this off-season engaged.
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Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud are currently in Quito, Ecuador
Nadal and Ruud have played in 4 cities so far. World No.2 and 3 first landed in Argentina, where they played their first match in Buenos Aires on November 23. After a day of traveling, day 2 was in Santiago, Chile. Then they flew to Belo Horizonte, Brazil and now they are in Quito, Ecuador.
Of those, the two have clashed in three cities, with the only exception being Chile, where Nadal played against Alejandro Tabilo. Prior to the match in Quito, Nadal was unbeaten on the exhibition Tour but the streak was brought to an end by Ruud. After Ecuador, the duo will move to Bogota, Colombia before ending the Tour in Mexico City, Mexico.
After the Latin American tour, Rafael Nadal will participate in the new United Cup representing Spain along with Pablo Carreño Busta, Albert Ramos, David Vega, Paula Badosa, Nuria Párrizas, and Jessica Bouzas from Dec 29 to Jan 8 after a rest of around 1 month. The Norwegian is also expected to get some rest after this exhibition event before heading to Australia in January.
Both tennis stars consider this event as extra special because normal tennis tournaments are conducted very less in this part of the world comparatively. It has been a great opportunity for Latin American tennis fans to see their stars playing in front of them, which will eventually increase the popularity of the sport.
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