Rafael Nadal met yoga professor Xuan Lan with his coach Carlos Moya in Mallorca on Tuesday, and Lan shared her excitement about meeting the tennis legends on social media. The yoga professor took to Instagram to share a few photos of her two-hour-long session with the two Spaniards at the Rafa Nadal Academy.
Lan, who is the founder of XLY studio, revealed that Moya told her that professional sport demands imperative factors like discipline, travel, perseverance, and most importantly passion to keep going despite all the odds. She also gave her gratitude to “KIA” for giving her the opportunity to visit and interact with these two greats.
Instagram Post
Rafael Nadal recently partnered with his great rival as well as friend Roger Federer for the latter’s farewell match in the Laver Cup. The pair lost to the American duo of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. After playing with Federer, Nadal decided to withdraw from the event due to personal reasons.
Meanwhile, Team World defeated Team Europe by a score of 13-8 and won the Laver Cup for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 2017.
Rafael Nadal’s tennis academy is doing a great job at getting the best out of the young players. The Rafa Nadal Academy, as it is called, has provided a hollistic environment for students to learn academically while also being exposed to the highest levels of coaching and learning for tennis.
At this year’s graduation ceremony, Nadal imparted on the students that success cannot be achieved overnight and that they will have to fight, fail and learn to get the best out of their respective careers.
Q. Will Rafael Nadal also follow Roger Federer’s footsteps and announce his retirement soon?
Yes
He still will play for a couple of years.
6 votes so far
Be the first one to comment on this story
Quick Links
