“AT THE RAFA NADAL OPEN BY MOVISTAR YOU FEEL LIKE IN A GRAND SLAM”

The Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar continues to grow and each edition consolidates itself as a benchmark tournament on the calendar of the ATP Challenger Tour circuit. Rafa Nadal himself is always very proud of this event: “It is a pride that an event of this nature is held at the Academy, it means a lot that some of the best players in the world play this tournament year after year and to see how the tournament It is based on the circuit calendar. There is a lot of work behind this tournament and we are happy to see it grow.”

What does it mean for the players to play this event in Manacor and be able to win the title in “Rafa’s house”? Some of the tennis players who have been through the tournament over the course of these five years have given a very positive assessment of their time at an event that is gaining more and more weight on the calendar of the ATP Challenger Tour circuit and whose facilities (the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar) continue to grow and prove to be ideal for hosting top-level events.

Luca Nardi (2022 champion): “Many things stand out about the tournament, among others the great availability of courts, at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. There are so many clues, it’s much easier! Furthermore, I am Italian and for me food is very important, and I must say that it is very good to eat.”

Lukas Roso l (2022): “The place is beautiful, the weather is good, there are many slopes and everything is in the same place. “I think it is good for young players to have a place like this to learn and play tennis.”

Dani Mérida (2022): The Academy is something incredible, every year it has grown and each year it offers new things, but since it started it has been a spectacular academy that has a lot of tracks, the restaurant and the hotel are very good. I would sum it up by saying that it is the perfect place for tennis lovers.

Nicolás Álvarez Varona (2022): “The Academy has it all: it is very modern, it is very complete and the truth is that it is very comfortable for the players to play a tournament here.”

Andy Murray (2019): “I have already been here several times, but the Academy was not completely finished. It is an opportunity to be here again, the hotel is very good, the gym is very prepared and thinking about the competition it is lucky that everything is so close. “They are doing a fantastic job.”

Pablo Andújar (2018): “The facilities are spectacular, the museum is very beautiful, everything here is up to Rafa’s standards. We are probably in the best center in all of Spain and for all the players who are here in the team it is an honor to be able to participate here. Everything is designed for the player and his family: The proximity of both the courts, the restaurant or the room is anyone’s dream during a tournament. I honestly think it is a spectacular academy and since Rafa is the “boss” I will not be surprised that everything is perfect.”

Carlos Alcaraz (2019): “The facilities are impressive, the rooms and the courts are incredible, I can only sum it up by saying that everything here is incredible.”

Fernando Verdasco (2021): “I have known Rafa since he was 14 years old and since then our careers have been parallel, coinciding in all tournaments for 20 years. “I am very happy to be here and it is fortunate to have all this audience that is coming to cheer us on.”

Luckas Lacko (2021): “If I compare the level of this tournament with that of the rest of the Challengers, this one has a very high level. I did not expect this level of organization and facilities, I am very impressed with everything that happens here, it should be a higher category tournament. Everything here is spectacular.”

Feliciano López (2023): “This is a very special place and I wish as a child I would have had the opportunity to train in a place like this. The reality is that it is very convenient to have everything accessible: the school, the slopes, a great team of professionals. “I am very happy to have been able to spend more than a week here training, it has been a very positive experience for me.”

Yaroslav Denim , recent finalist in Wimbledon Junior, (2022): “I have incredible feelings playing here, from now on it feels like my home, I want to thank the Rafa Nadal Academy for the opportunity to play. It’s not going to be my last tournament here, I’m sure I’ll play many more tournaments here.”

Carlos Berlocq (2019): “It is incredible to be able to be here at Rafa’s Academy, he is my sporting idol and I was lucky enough to be able to face him on several occasions. I want to thank the tournament because since I arrived they treated me wonderfully, here you feel like you were in a Grand Slam.”

Matteo Viola (2019): “this tournament is very important to me, as always I will try to play it 100%. “I am very happy and I hope to be able to play many more games here in Mallorca because I like it a lot.”

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