Rafael Nadal becomes the first player to reach 21 million Instagram followers

Rafael Nadal excels on social media! The Spanish champion grew to become the primary tennis participant to succeed in 21 million followers on Instagram. On the eve of his come again on the BNP Paribas Open 2024, a match performed on the Californian hard-courts of Indian Wells, Rafa has formally elevated the gap (when it comes to variety of followers) with Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Sania Mirza and Roger Federer, who now all observe the Spaniard at an ideal distance.

David Ferrer talks about Nadal’s future

In an interview given to the newspaper Marca, David Ferrer, present Spanish captain within the Davis Cup, spoke about Nadal’s future.

“What I can say is that we have now to attend some time to see how Rafa will carry out in Indian Wells and throughout the clay courtroom season. At present his precedence, even earlier than the Davis Cup, is the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. The chance that he can play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz excites me and all tennis followers,” defined Ferrer.

“Might he play subsequent 12 months too? Sure. Figuring out Rafa, I’m satisfied that he might be aggressive if he does not have any new accidents. He has already demonstrated it in Brisbane, the place he expressed a excessive stage regardless of his lengthy absence. If he does not have accidents and is aggressive , may proceed for an additional 12 months,” analyzed the previous Spanish participant.

Nadal reached the US touring along with Novak Djokovic. The 2 immortalized the second with a historic selfie that went across the internet. There are two commitments that can see the Spanish champion take to the sector within the USA: The Netflix Slam exhibition with Carlos Alcaraz and, certainly, the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.

Occasions that Nadal will use to check his situation after the damage suffered in the beginning of the 12 months on the Brisbane Worldwide. The Majorcan’s objective is to compete repeatedly to expertise a season on clay as a protagonist and clear his thoughts about his future.

Nadal by no means definitively closed the door on the potential for enjoying in 2025, however defined that the whole lot will rely on the response of his physique. A call that ought to arrive, in response to what was declared by the particular person involved, earlier than the Roland Garros.

“Retirement? I’ll go daily and I can not affirm something 100% but. I’ll say earlier than the Roland Garros whether or not this might be my final season or not, I nonetheless want a couple of months to mirror,” he instructed