RAFAEL NADAL’S wife has opened up about why she avoids watching her husband play live.
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Rafael Nadal is through to the third round of the Australian Open today, as he faces Karen Khachanov. However, his wife Xisca Perello has admitted she avoids watching his matches live in an unearthed interview.
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Xisca and Rafael have been romantically linked since 2005, and married in 2019.
However, Rafa’s wife only occasionally appears on the sidelines at her husband’s games.
Back in 2011, Xisca explained her reasoning behind this in a candid chat.
She told the Telegraph at the time: “He needs his space when he is competing.
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‘Would asphyxiate me’ Rafael Nadal’s wife Xisca explains why she skips his tennis matches
‘Would asphyxiate me’ Rafael Nadal’s wife Xisca explains why she skips his tennis matches (Image: GETTY)
Xisca and Rafael have been romantically linked since 2005, and married in 2019.
Xisca and Rafael have been romantically linked since 2005, and married in 2019. (Image: GETTY)
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“And just the idea of me hanging around and waiting on his needs all day tires me out.
“It would asphyxiate me. And then he would have to be worrying about me… No.”
She went on to add how she thinks if she did attend, it would put them at “risk”.
She added to the publication: “If I followed him everywhere, I think there’s a risk we might stop getting along.”
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Rafa’s wife only occasionally appears on the sidelines at her husband’s games.
Rafa’s wife only occasionally appears on the sidelines at her husband’s games. (Image: GETTY)
Rafael Nadal is through to the third round of the Australian Open today.
Rafael Nadal is through to the third round of the Australian Open today. (Image: GETTY)
Xisca is a business graduate and works as an insurance worker.
She also works as the project director of the Rafa Nadal Foundation.
Back in October, she and Rafael’s mother even received awards for the work they’ve done with the charity.
At the Women in Sports Awards in Barcelona, the pair were honoured for their contribution.
