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Nike’s tribute to Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal brought an amazing surprise for the fans. This season Nadal returned to the professional tennis circuit post-surgery through the ongoing Brisbane International. Now Nike found this moment truly exceptional and used it as an opportunity to remember the forgotten glory of Rafael Nadal in terms of his contribution to tennis. As a result, they did a surprising act for everyone.

Rafael Nadal and Nike have a long relationship. After the Spaniard’s marvelous Rolland Garros victory, Nike paid tribute to the legend by bringing back an old moment from 2003. In that year, Nadal defeated his coach, Carlos Moya. Now once again Nike didn’t disappoint Nadal’s fans by paying another beautiful tribute to the legend.

Nike paid tribute to Nadal as he returned to professional tennis with the Brisbane International

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Rafael Nadal’s return to tennis with Brisbane International excited Nike as much as it excited the fans. Now they made an interesting video to pay tribute to the legend. Recently, Nike’s official X (formerly Twitter) shared a clip, where the dark buildings of Brisbane at night were slowly illuminated by many symbols similar to Batman’s signal, implying Nadal’s return. Sharing this clip, Nike wrote- “Brisbane. @RafaelNadal’s return. Ready to leave it all on the court once again.” 

Nike’s tribute to Nadal undoubtedly made his fans nostalgic. However, this is not the first time Nike made something truly unbelievable for Nadal. Previously, Nike’s advertisement expressed how the company loves the Spanish tennis legend’s indomitable spirit. Now following this latest campaign, Nadal fans understood that Nike truly admires the tennis star.

Rafael Nadal’s relationship with Nike started in 2008. After that, both of them have come a long way together. After this video clip, fans can surely say that Nike didn’t forget the Spanish tennis legend.

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Nike and Rafael Nadal’s long partnership brought fans a brand new collection in 2022

Rafael Nadal’s performance at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 was appreciated by Nike. This company even released a Nadal Kit in 2022 to commemorate the event. This kit brought some iconic costumes of Nadal, such as his bermudas and t-shirts, which he wore during his tournaments. This Nadal kit was mostly available in deep blue and orange. They also brought shoes as a part of the kit. In a nutshell, this collaboration between Rafael Nadal and Nike truly overwhelmed the fans.

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Nike’s campaign on Rafael Nadal’s return truly amazed the fans. Their tribute to the Spanish tennis maestro surely expressed a great partnership between them. What do you think about Nike’s latest campaign about Nadal?

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