{"id":13816,"date":"2024-12-24T02:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13816"},"modified":"2024-12-24T02:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:56:19","slug":"watch-rafael-nadal-wishes-the-world-a-merry-christmas-from-his-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13816","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Rafael Nadal Wishes the World a Merry Christmas from His Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-82388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?resize=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"82388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/2023\/12\/24\/watch-rafael-nadal-wishes-the-world-a-merry-christmas-from-his-academy\/rafael-nadal-wishes-the-world-a-merry-christmas-from-his-academy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-Wishes-the-World-a-Merry-Christmas-from-His-Academy.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>22-time Grand Slam champion\u00a0<strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong>\u00a0has shared a heartfelt video message from the Rafa Nadal Academy, extending warm wishes for the holiday season. In his own words:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHello everyone, well, the end of the year is finally here, and from here, from the Rafa Nadal Academy, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. To all those who are part of the Academy day by day, who make this project a very special and unique place, and also to all those who have visited us during the year, which have been many. It is a great satisfaction for us to see that in Manacor, we have been able to create a sports center of reference that you come to from all parts of the world. Truly, this is a huge source of excitement and satisfaction for us. I want to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the end of this year, the best for these Christmas holidays, and also for 2024, the most important thing: health. From there, everything else can be achieved. 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