‘Damn Gael, You Naughty Boy’ – Fans Turn Emotional Upon Seeing Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina’s Heart-Felt Post as They Join Rafael Nadal in Parents’ Club

Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis star, has had a tremendous year both professionally and personally. The 36-year-old initially won two Grand Slams (Australian Open and French Open) in a single year. And now, the couple, Nadal and Mery Perello had their first child on October 8 this year.

The Spaniard greatly appreciated everyone who had wished him and sent them good wishes in return. Similarly, tennis fans worldwide have yet another good news to celebrate. Former world No. 6, Gael Monfils, and his wife, Elina Svitolina, have also announced the birth of their new child. The couple’s heartwarming announcement has touched the hearts of tennis fans worldwide as they started to go gaga on the internet.

Fans celebrate Gael Monfils’ fatherhood and connect it with Rafael Nadal

Earlier today, Gael Monfils and his wife, Elina Svitolina, welcomed their new child, Skai, with an emotional post on Twitter. Monfils tweeted, “I had the most amazing night of my life, which ended with the most beautiful gift around 6:00 Am. Elina was strong and brave. I can t thx enough my wife and God for this special moment. Welcome to the world, my little princess SKAÏ ”

In return, tennis fans across the globe, went bonkers as they started comparing the fatherhood of Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils. One fan, being naughty, quoted, “damn, Gael you naughty boy.”

Another fan compared Skai to her father’s famous jump smash and tweeted, “obviously Skaï for the king of jumps”

One more fan quoted, “I was not expecting Skaï but I like it.”

This particular fan wanted Rafa to post something similar and expressed his thoughts by tweeting, “Hope a certain Mallorcan man sees this and gets some ideas..”

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Supportive of Monfils’ tweet, a tennis fan was quite happy and quoted, “Another wonderful piece of tennis baby news!”

Now, this fan saw the funnier side of things and is expecting Rafa’s and Monfils’ kids to become successful tennis players and marry each other soon.

This fan welcomed the baby Skai with a French tweet.

“GEMS baby for life,” a fan gushed

Another fan congratulated the couple, saying, “Another baby in the tennis world. Congratulations Gael and Élina and welcome to Skaï”

Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils have played each other 17 times, with the Spaniard winning 15 of them. It’s nice to see two professional athletes whose lives are not as messy and complicated as other people generally perceive them to be.

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