{"id":13819,"date":"2024-12-24T02:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2024-12-24T02:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:57:27","slug":"watch-rafael-nadals-adorable-tennis-clinic-for-kids-in-jeddah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13819","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rafael Nadal\u2019s Adorable Tennis Clinic for Kids in Jeddah"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86368\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: initial !important; height: auto; max-width: 100%; border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"86368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/2024\/12\/22\/video-rafael-nadal-adorable-tennis-clinic-for-kids-in-jeddah-next-gen-atp-finals\/rafael-nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-saturday-in-jeddah-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" 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;2.8 PRO&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 on court with a young tennis player on Saturday in Jeddah 2024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo: Saudi Tennis Federation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rafaelnadalfans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rafael-Nadal-on-court-with-a-young-tennis-player-on-Saturday-in-Jeddah-2024.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Saudi Tennis Federation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been wondering exactly what Rafael Nadal\u2019s role as an ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF) entails as part of his long-term commitment to help grow the sport and inspire a new generation of athletes in Saudi Arabia, here\u2019s your answer.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, Rafael Nadal was in Jeddah, where he met players and watched matches at the Next Gen ATP Finals. He also conducted a kids\u2019 clinic on the clay courts of The Racquet Space club in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the cute video below to see how he showed the youngsters how to swing a racquet just like he did throughout his stellar 20-year career on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When Rafael Nadal is your coach... \ud83e\udd29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3BHjS-snIQ?feature=oembed\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Saudi Tennis Federation If you\u2019ve been wondering exactly what Rafael Nadal\u2019s role as an ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF) entails as part of his&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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