Rafa Nadal has been part of our lives for 20 years, more than enough time for us to know everything about him… or maybe not. There is a series of data that only very ‘coffee’ people know:
He beat the legendary Pat Cash when he was 14 years old
Rafa’s first major victory came in 2001, at age 14, when he defeated former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash in an exhibition.
Cash said: “The next day I called several of my sponsors and told them to invest in this guy. I’m sure they now regret their indecision.”.
Passion for chocolate
Rafa is a big chocolate addict, to the point that they have hidden it at home so that he can’t find it at night.
Left-handed and right-handed, but the opposite of Moyà
Rafa is known as the best left-hander of all time, but in his day-to-day life he is right-handed. Many people know this fact, but perhaps not the fact that the exact opposite happens to his coach, Carlos Moyà: he is a closed left-hander for everything except tennis, where he managed to reach the top playing with his right hand.
Mercedes in the garage
In July 2005, Nadal won the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart and the organization presented him with a brand new Mercedes.
His uncle Toni insisted that he keep it in the garage and instead drive a car from a cheaper sponsor to remain humble.
Potential footballer
In addition to the racket, Nadal was always good at soccer, a sport that he had to leave as a teenager to focus on tennis.
We experienced a good example of his skills with the ball in a charity friendly match in which he scored a double hat-trick (6 goals) against none other than Iker Casillas.
