The biggest show on television is back and “El Hormiguero” faces the first week of its 19th season with very special guests and at the level of one of the great audiovisual products that exist within the small screen of our country. Pablo Motos will receive on the set of Antena 3 One of the greatest athletes in the history of Spain, winner of Roland Garros fourteen times and Olympic gold medalist on two occasionsRafael Nadal, who returns once again to one of the most successful spaces of the Atresmedia group.
The last emperor of tennis
Born in Manacor on June 3, 1986, Rafa Nadal was interested in sport from a very young age, playing both football and tennis due to the influence of his family.. Con eight yearswhile He combined the work of being a centre forwardwon a Under-12 championship in the Balearic Islands and four years later he won the Le Petit As world championship, held in France.. This victory made sHe opted for tennis and this would not be the last time that the tennis player from Manacor would triumph in French territory.. To this day, Rafa Nadal He has had one of the most successful careers on the circuit in terms of titles and records, forming part of the Big Three of the open era of tennis alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer..
In total, they are 103 ATP titles in his career (92 singles and 11 doubles)in which highlight 14 Roland Garros (making it the King of Philippe Chatrier), four US Openin addition to dthe gold medals at the Olympic Games (singles in Beijing 2008 and doubles with Marc López in Rio de Janeiro 2016), cinco Cups Davis with Spain and be the only one number one in three different decades within the ATP ranking (00,10,20). In addition, it is the second tennis player in history with the most Grand Slams (the four major tournaments of the tennis circuit made up of the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open) With 22 titles, surpassed only by Novak Djokovic’s 24. Besides, He owns a tennis academy named after him where he trains the future promises of the circuit and with respect to his philanthropic work he highlights that, through his Rafa Nadal Foundation, created in 2007, he has worked in favor of young people with intellectual disabilities, vulnerable minors and the promotion of sporting talent.. After the devastating floods in Mallorca in October 2018, Nadal opened his tennis academy to welcome the victimsparticipated in the clean-up efforts in the most affected city and donated one million euros to the victims. Despite being injuredthe tennis player showed his solidarity; which was deeply appreciated by the local community.
This It won’t be the first time that Rafa Nadal visits the studio headed by Pablo Motos. He did it in 2021 for the last timein which he underwent his most personal interview, answering a challenging test conducted by Trancas and Barrancas in which he confessed his greatest vice and what Rafa himself would change about our country.
