Published 14:01 IST, October 20th 2019
Rafael Nadal marries longtime girlfriend Xisca Perello in Mallorca
The 19-time grand slam champion met his wife through his younger sister Xisca, a childhood friend of Perello.
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Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal, married his long-time partner, Xisca Perello, at the La Fortaleza castle on the island of Mallorca on Saturday. Reportedly, 350 guests were invited to the wedding. The 19-time grand slam champion met his wife through his younger sister Xisca, a childhood friend of Perello. According to reports, Juan Carlos I, the former king of Spain, attended the private ceremony and 3-Michelin star chef, Quique Dacosta, was in charge of the catering.
Former tennis player, Boris Becker, congratulated the couple on their wedding.
Forced to pull out of the Laver Cup
Meanwhile, world number two was forced to pull out of the Shanghai Masters due to a wrist injury he suffered during the Laver Cup. This led to Nadal not being a part of the Master's tournament for the second year in a row.
In a public address, Nadal stated that he had an inflammation on his left wrist during the Laver Cup and he did not get any time to recover because of which he was forced to pull out of the tournament. He hoped to be back on the court in time for the 2020 Shanghai Masters tournament.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic slammed
Nadal and Novak Djokovic were heavily criticized by the director of the ATP sanctioned Vienna Open, Edwin Weindorfer, for taking part in an exhibition match to be played in Kazakhstan on October 24, to raise money for charity. The criticism came after the revelation that both the players will not be taking part in the Vienna Open and Swiss Indoors tournament.
Edwin stated that he did not like the fact about an exhibition match being played in between such ATP sanctioned tournaments. In addition to this, he said that all professional players are members of the ATP and there is a particular time period after the ATP tour finals, in which they can play any match.
Even though Novak and Rafael got prior permission from the ATP chief Chris Kermode, but as per the set rules, exhibition matches cannot be conducted during ATP tournaments and that is something that needs to be respected.
(With inputs from agencies)
Updated 15:01 IST, October 20th 2019