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Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis great, has collected 21 Grand Slam championships, along with a record 13 French Open singles crowns, and is one of just two players to have earned all four majors as well as Olympic gold.

Nadal is known as the King of Clay because of his talent on clay courts, as well as his topspin-heavy strokes and persistence. He has won a record 13 French Open singles championships and ranks first all-time in the men’s game with 21 Grand Slam victories.

Rafael Nadal children: Does Rafael Nadal have kids?

Rafael Nadal and Xisca Perello do not have any children yet.

Nadal has been dating Xisca Perello since 2005 and announced their engagement in January 2019. She works as a project director for the RafaNadal Foundation.

Why doesn’t Rafael Nadal have kids?

He told The Sun that he would like to have children but that he wants to focus on his family after retiring from tennis.

“I’d like to have children: boys, girls… “I’m a kid at heart and a family man,” he said. “But I also tell you that the fact is that the years pass, and I’d like to start doing all of this when my sports life dictates it.”