“A Bit Too Flashy”- Rafael Nadal on Why He Doesn’t Like Flying on Private Jets

With his combination of power, style, and grace performances, the Spanish tennis star, Rafael Nadal, has achieved a plethora of titles during his stellar journey. Additionally, the French Open champion has outclassed some of the greatest players on the ATP tour. In order to reach unprecedented heights, the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion has traveled to various countries around the globe, during his illustrious journey.

Nadal has participated in a lot of tournaments by traveling from one place to another during the tour. Notably, the Spaniard has to spend a lot of time boarding and flying on his private jet. However, Nadal once made a surprising revelation by saying he doesn’t like to fly on a private jet. He further revealed a cryptic reason behind his disliking of private jets.

Rafael Nadal revealed why he doesn’t like to fly on a private jet

A plethora of tennis fans were surprised when the Spanish tennis player revealed he doesn’t like to fly on a private jet. In his book, ‘Rafa: My Story,’ the French Open champion talked about his triumph in the Monte Carlo Cup in 2008. Rafael Nadal went to talk about his victory over the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer. However, after his victory, the former world No. 1 immediately felt a strong urge to get back home as soon as possible.

Despite his liking for the place, Nadal revealed that he didn’t want to spend another night in Monte Carlo. As a result, he had to catch a budget flight to Barcelona and from there connect to Palma. Nadal went on to say that passengers were hugely surprised to see him at the airport. Later on, he joined them in the departure lounge to board the airplane. Meanwhile, one of the passengers asked him why didn’t fly on a private jet.

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Nadal revealed the reason in his book by stating, “The truth is, I don’t like it. I could push one of my sponsors to fly me around, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that. It’s a bit too flashy for me, and besides, I don’t like abusing my relationship with them.”

Nadal recently ended with one of his worst losing streaks

After his Grand Slam victory at the French Open, the Spaniard has been struggling with his injuries. As a result, his form at other tournaments was massively affected. Notably, the former world No. 1 recently made a poor start to the Nitto ATP Finals. Nadal, with his poor run, was defeated in group stage matches of the tournament in Turin.

Additionally, with his second group match defeat, Nadal equaled his second-worst losing streak on the tour. However, with his victory over Casper Ruud, the Spaniard ended one of his worst losing streaks with his dominating performance during the match. 

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