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Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has opened a new academy in Mexico at the Caribbean seaside resort of Cancun.
The Costa Mujeres center is an extension of Nadal’s original academy based on his native Mallorca.
“We’ve been coming here for many years and we know the area,” said the 11-time French Open champion at a press conference in Cancun on Monday.
The tennis center includes eight floodlit clay courts, a paddle court, gymnasium and a sports clothing and equipment store.
Although the center will initially cater to tourists and locals, Nadal said “one of the medium- and long-term aims is to contribute to the development of tennis in Mexico”.
Mexico’s most successful ever player was Rafael Osuna, a former world number one who claimed the US Open title in 1963.
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has opened a new academy in Mexico at the Caribbean seaside resort of Cancun.
The Costa Mujeres center is an extension of Nadal’s original academy based on his native Mallorca.
“We’ve been coming here for many years and we know the area,” said the 11-time French Open champion at a press conference in Cancun on Monday.
The tennis center includes eight floodlit clay courts, a paddle court, gymnasium and a sports clothing and equipment store.
Although the center will initially cater to tourists and locals, Nadal said “one of the medium- and long-term aims is to contribute to the development of tennis in Mexico”.
Mexico’s most successful ever player was Rafael Osuna, a former world number one who claimed the US Open title in 1963.
