Rafael Nadal has been offered some expert advice from his three biggest career rivals, but the words of wisdom have nothing to do with tennis. Nadal’s wife Mery Perello is currently expecting the couple’s first child, with the record-breaking Grand Slam champion soon to become a dad like Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic.
Federer and wife Mirka have two sets of identical twins, whilst Murray and his partner Kim have a son and three daughters. Djokovic meanwhile, has a son and daughter with his other half, Jelena, with Nadal soon set to complete the quartet of dads from the sport’s ‘big four’.
All of the icons will be in London this weekend to represent Team Europe in the Laver Cup, a tournament which has taken on extra scrutiny following Federer’s announcement that he will retire at its conclusion. If deemed fit enough to play, the Swiss maestro will only feature in the doubles, although who partners him remains to be seen.
Prior to his farewell event, the 41-year-old was joined by Murray and Djokovic in speaking to Hello about their storybook careers. And the trio were also asked if they had any advice on fatherhood for the man who this year won both the Australian and French Open titles.
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Djokovic, 35, told ‘The King of Clay’ that parenthood will also educate him: “Just to keep an open mind and grow with the little one,” he said. “So much we can learn from them! What a joy that journey is, I am looking forward to see Rafa and Xisca in their parenting role. Big congratulations from me and my family again!”
The four stars, who will be joined by Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas in taking on Team World, have appeared in good spirits ahead of their battle at The O2 Arena. On Thursday, Djokovic and standby player Matteo Berrettini joked they were “scouting” the opposition, prompting a request from Nadal to “wait for me.”
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