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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 30: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with his father Sebastian Nadal after winning his Men’s Singles Final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during day 14 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 30: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with his father Sebastian Nadal after winning his Men’s Singles Final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during day 14 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
After the success at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal continues his winning streak at the Mexican Open as well. Yesterday, the Spaniard clinched his fourth title at Acapulco and 91 career titles in total. Without a doubt, 2022 has been a great year for the 21-time Grand Slam winner.
After winning in Acapulco, Rafa talked about imbibing values at an early age that led to his monstrous success on the ATP tour.
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Abierto Mexicano – The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico – February 24, 2022 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his quarter final match against Tommy Paul of the U.S. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Rafael Nadal talks about his values in life
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The 34-year-old champion, who seems to be getting wiser with each passing year. appears to have been implementing all the life lessons to good effect and continues to win matches along the way. In the press conference in Mexico, he said, “I consider myself super lucky in life. I have managed to make one of my hobbies as a child an important part of my life and my work.”
Nadal continued, “It would be very ungrateful to have a more negative attitude than necessary or to break rackets. There are many people in the world that has a hard time to see that people who smile at life practically in every way are angry and are not appreciating how lucky we are.” (Translated using Google Translate).
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Nadal credits family for the commitment he shows on-court
“It’s a premise that I’ve always kept in mind and I suppose it’s the education I received at home when I was little. Some powerful values that ultimately stay with you for the rest of your life and I’ve believed in them. I work hard every day to day to flatter this as long as possible and that, however long it lasts, try to enjoy it to the fullest,” concluded the Spaniard.
At the age of 34, Rafael Nadal continues to push boundaries by producing consistency on tour. By defeating Cameron Norrie in straight sets, Nadal extended his winning streak to 15-0 so far this season.
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Can Nadal carry on with his record-breaking at Indian Wells? Let us know in the comments.
