King Felipe VI supports Rafa Nadal at the Caja Mágica: guest of honor this Saturday

The Mallorcan tennis player plays his game this Saturday at the Caja Mágica in a match against his rival Alex de Miñaur. If he loses, it would be his last match at the Madrid Open. At 37 years old and with many injuries behind him, Rafael Nadal He is now facing his last days on the Madrid circuit that has given him so much joy and this Saturday, in addition, he will have the support of a very special person in the stands: King Felipe VI.

Late this Friday, the Royal House announced that His Majesty will attend the meeting, which will take place at 4:00 p.m. on the Manolo Santana track. A great tennis fan and great friend of Rafa Nadal, Don Felipe thus follows in the footsteps of his father, who also did not hide his sympathy and predilection for the Mallorcan tennis player. The institutional support turned into a strong friendship that led to dinners and lunches in well-known restaurants and even to the wedding of the tennis player and Xisca Perelló, to which the emeritus attended with Queen Sofía.

If Nadal were to win this Saturday, it would be an achievement that both his team and the fans would celebrate in style, since he himself has confessed that he is no longer in the best condition. If he loses, the organization has prepared a tribute to him who is one of the greatest tennis players in the history of Spanish sport. In either case, the king will be at his side.

Felipe has always supported and accompanied Rafa Nadal in his most important sporting events. The last was in the 2022 Roland Garros final, in which Nadal beat Casper Ruud to win his 14th title in Paris. A few months later, in September, the king presented the athlete with the Camino Real award, awarded by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcalá, which recognizes the tennis player’s work throughout his sporting career.