Rafael Nadal Has Dinner With His King

Written by: on 12th August 2012
RAFAEL NADAL WILL BE THE SPANISH OLYMPIC TEAM FLAG BEARER
Rafael Nadal Has Dinner With His King

epa03306440 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal poses for photographers holding the Spanish national flag which he will bear during the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, at Spanish Olympic Committee headquarters in Madrid, Spain, 14 July 2012. Nadal will be the Spanish olympic team flag bearer in the London 2012 Games beginning on 27 July 2012. EPA/BALLESTEROS  |

Rafael Nadel may be out of tennis for the moment as his injured knee heals from tendinitis, but the Spanish tennis hero boosted his spirits after missing the Olympics and the US Open run-up season by dining with his country’s king on his home island of Mallorca.

 

Spanish media reported that the sports-mad monarch actually had his people ring Nadal to make the dinner date for the world No. 3, his girfriend and a few family members at a noted local restaurant in full view of summer tourists.

 

The regal evening out was designed as a pick-me-up for Nadal, who has not played since losing in the Wimbledon second round nearly two months ago to Czech Lukas Rosol and who could well miss the US Open starting in a fortnight.

 

Nadal was to have been the Spanish flag-bearer in the opening ceremony before he had to withdraw from the Games on doctor’s orders.

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