{"id":17506,"date":"2022-10-11T19:12:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=250535"},"modified":"2022-10-11T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:42:15","slug":"rafael-nadal-back-to-court-after-welcoming-first-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/tennis\/rafael-nadal-back-to-court-after-welcoming-first-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal back to court after welcoming first baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal and his wife Mery Perello had a newborn son three days ago. Nadal is spending time with his family, having fun, and returning to the practise court to work on his game in preparation for Paris and Turin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barely a dad, Rafa Nadal is already back in practice. <\/p>\n<p>Do you think he already knows how to change diapers?<\/p>\n<p>(danulya \u2013 Instagram) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HRmFjAs3M\">pic.twitter.com\/6HRmFjAs3M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreTennis\/status\/1579763737371693056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1365\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~0~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1367\">Rafa\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1368\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~1~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1369\">has\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~1~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1370\">had\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~1~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1371\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1372\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~2~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1373\">great\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1374\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~3~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1375\">year\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1376\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~4~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1377\">both\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1378\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~5~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1379\">personally\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~5~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1380\">and\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~5~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1381\">professionally\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1382\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~6~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1383\">despite\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~6~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1384\">all\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~6~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1385\">the\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~6~3\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1386\">challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1387\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~0~7~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1388\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1389\"><span class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1390\">injuries. Rafa had to start over in 2022 <\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1389\"><span class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1390\"><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1444\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~5~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1445\">because<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1444\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~5~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1445\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~5~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1446\">he\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~5~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1447\">only\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1448\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~6~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1449\">participated\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1450\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~7~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1451\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1452\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~8~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1453\">two\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~8~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1454\">matches\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1455\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~9~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1456\">during\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~9~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1457\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1458\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~10~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1459\">second\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~10~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1460\">half\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1461\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~11~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1462\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1463\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~2~12~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1464\">2021. The Spaniard,<\/span><\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~0~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1467\"> <\/span>who was battling with a left foot issue brought <span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1481\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~6~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1483\">up his health aa he often does and <\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1494\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~11~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1495\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~11~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1496\">had\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~11~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1497\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1498\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~12~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1499\">successful\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~12~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1500\">start\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1501\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~13~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1502\">to\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~13~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1503\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\" mf-jss1364 mf-jss1504\"><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~14~0\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1505\">month\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~14~1\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1506\">of\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"editable-content-within-article~3~14~2\" class=\"mf-jss1366 mf-jss1507\">January. <\/span><\/span>Rafa surpassed Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the rankings after winning the first two Majors of the season. He now leads with 22 Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>A four-time US Open winner lost to Frances Tiafoe in the fourth round of the New York tournament, squandering the opportunity to compete for the season\u2019s third Major title. After competing in the Laver Cup alongside Roger Federer, Nadal will spend the coming weeks relaxing with his family. The player has now returned to tennis after welcoming his first child. He has not played any singles match since his US Open loss this year.<\/p>\n<p>Rafa is still in the running to become the year-end No. 1 player for the first time in three years, so he will do everything in his power to get well in time for Paris and Turin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The player has now returned to tennis after welcoming his first child. He has not played any singles match since his US Open loss this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":38250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1961,3034,245,336,331,335],"class_list":["post-17506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-frances-tiafoe","tag-laver-cup","tag-nadal","tag-rafael-nadal","tag-roger-federer","tag-us-open"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}