The renowned Australian coach, John Paci, recently hailed the initiatives of Rafael Nadal Academy in Australia. This comes after the big announcement that representatives of the Nadal Academy are set to visit ‘The Land Down Under’. The training will focus on improving the minor aspects of the game. It will further deep dive into the process of strategic play with a proper mindset to excel in bigger stages.

John Paci is the Head of Operations at POWA Tennis. The Australian coach is currently thrilled with this announcement. Let’s find out what he has to say about the recent developments of the famous academy in Australia.

Rafael Nadal Academy’s work is hailed by the renowned Australian Coach

Rafael Nadal Academy was established in 2016 in Mallorca, Spain. Movistar funded the academy and had Toni Nadal, Rafa’s uncle, as the inaugural director. The 22 Grand Slam title holder has completely changed his training place into a high-performance tennis centre with world-class facilities. It combines tennis and education for their students so that they don’t have to dump one for the other. The initiative includes different training programs to guide young players to become a professional in tennis. Rafa’s initiative witnessed an enormous response over the past years and now it has started to spread its wings across the world. 

Here’s what John Paci with their visit to Australia. “We had Joel Figueras come out directly from Spain, the director of coaching over there at the Rafael Nadal Academy. And he hosted a handful of clinics for juniors right through to our high performance players. So just a fantastic insight into the way you know Rafa and all the Spanish players are training at the moment, which was a little bit of an eye opener for some who don’t like to move their feet so much,” via The First Serve podcast on Spotify.

Apart from contributing to the grassroot level, Rafael Nadal is also looking to return to on-court action soon. Unfortunately, the ‘King of Clay’ hasn’t been able to entertain his fans for a while. Fans eagerly waiting for the King’s comeback.

Rafael Nadal is set to make a comeback next season?

The 37-year-old Spaniard has been out of action for some time now. He had last featured in the Australian Open, which was held at the beginning of this year. Currently, he’s nursing his hip injury at his home with his family. However, earlier this month he gave an update regarding his injury and revealed that his rehabilitation is going according to plan. Hearing that, fans are now keeping their fingers crossed to see him at Melbourne Park next year.

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Nadal even shared glimpses of his training session recently. He has been desperately putting efforts to make a comeback in what could be the last season in an illustrious career. In a recent revelation by Cadena SER, the Spaniard will travel to Australia post Christmas. Nadal is expected to carry on with his rehab and also feature in a warm-up tournament to get his body going. Can he end it with the 23rd Grand Slam?

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