Jon Wertheim: Three minutes you're in the boat, and you're out-- out in the Mediterranean fishing--Rafael Nadal: The problem here is the kids during the summer, they go there - they jump. Were you too tough?Still, it was out of the question that Rafa would leave home - and his uncle's coaching - to attend an academy. Nadal got another shot the following year, in what's been called the greatest match ever played.

Jon Wertheim: What percent of his intensity did you have when you were a player?Jon Wertheim: And yet you come from the same place?Carlos Moya: Yeah, he's the different one, not me. This is how I feel it.In 2019, the world felt it, perhaps the best six-month stretch of Nadal's career, even by his dizzyingly high standards. Rafael Nadal: Yeah, other side. We found him blasting away at practice every morning, deploying his lefty forehand and double-fisted backhand. And I will win much more money if I move to another place but moving to another place if I am not happy could be very, very expensive.Last October, Nadal married his longtime girlfriend, Maria Francisca Perelló.

He's fluent in English but expresses himself more freely in Spanish.Jon Wertheim: You are not laidback when you play tennis.Rafael Nadal (Translation): No. See all 3 Rafa Nadal Museum Xperience tickets and tours on Tripadvisor

Rafael Nadal (Translation): (laugh) Yes. A patchwork of turquoise coves, mountain ranges, rolling meadows, Mallorca floats comfortably in the Mediterranean. Die Insel kulinarisch entdecken - Restaurant-Empfehlungen in Palma de Mallorca, im Osten, Südosten oder Südwesten. He pulled ahead early but Federer stormed back. In 2016 Rafael Nadal was one of the highest paid celebrities in the world, bringing home $40 million dollars from tournament winnings and endorsements. I'm not just Rafa Nadal, the tennis player.


But, hey, I'm still here… For this, the final set of Nadal's career, Uncle Toni has stepped aside and Rafa has a new voice in his ear. His main coach, Carlos Moya, was once the world's number-one-ranked player himself and even he struggled. Rafa Nadal Museum Xperience can be crowded, so we recommend booking e-tickets ahead of time to secure your spot.

The island of Mallorca is home sweet home to Rafael Nadal. They come from inside the property. I think it's good for me, because then I feel alert.

I become Rafa Nadal the human being again. But then, in keeping with an unfortunate theme of Nadal's career, his body betrayed him, a knee injury this time.Jon Wertheim: Do you remember how low you were after that 2007 Wimbledon Final?Rafael Nadal (Translation):  I was sad and I was angry with myself. His relentless approach is strikingly effective and, as we first told you last January, strikingly at odds with the vibe on the Spanish island where he was born, lives now and vows never to leave. In June, he won the French Open, of course he did. What do you mean by that?Rafael Nadal (Translation): If you don't have doubt, it probably means that you're being arrogant. In tennis, it's a little different, no? And then he looked up at me and said, "Relax, I'm not going to lose this match." A giant mansion with stunning views. I think. Maybe it was the effects of being back home. The world-renowned tennis player was born and raised in Manacor, a town on the east side of the island where in 2016 he opened the high-performance Rafa Nadal Academy. Nadal is so attached to the place, that when floods ravaged Mallorca in 2018, he put down his racket, grabbed a broom and became just another volunteer. Jon Wertheim: Most athletes might think the exact opposite, that doubts are bad.

So, in three minutes, I am in the boat. And I thought the future will be very difficult. Nadal did admit to being jealous of Federer in one respect. "Mallorca and Manacor is my life," says Rafa Nadal, who has recently collected titles on clay, in Barcelona, Madrid and Monte Carlo. Such is his intensity, Nadal requires two sparring partners. My parents living there. Carlos Moya is, naturally, a fellow Mallorcan. Jon Wertheim: You've had some incredible victories and you've had some gutting losses. That's the great beauty of our sport. In 2005, the week he turned 19, he won his first French Open. According to Spanish media reports, the tennis superstar Rafel Nadal purchased this Mallorca home in 2012 for about €4 million.

Because there is nobody in the house, they come up and they come back. Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar is a very special project for Rafa Nadal. And normal life makes me happy. I think I'm a very intense person with a lot of energy. But we found Rafael Nadal ready to take the measure of his entire, surpassing career. Actually, it's Mallorca, the largest of Spain's Balearic islands. We've had a very intense rivalry throughout our careers, but it's been a very healthy rivalry. I think over my career that I have been happier with my victories than I have been upset with my defeats.

The usual historical suspects, Carthaginians, Romans and Moors, all left their mark here. "So, what hard-charging corner of Spain, what hive of cutthroat ambition, would produce this kind of ruthless competitor? If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. (laugh) How many? A gorgeous mediteranian getaway for the superstar to soak up the sun at during his off season. Here in Mallorca, we are like this.