Rafael Nadal To Open New Academy In Kuwait - UBITENNIS

Rafael Nadal To Open New Academy In Kuwait

The world No.1 has revealed his latest project in the sport.

By Adam Addicott
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The Rafael Nadal Academy is expanding their portfolio to the Middle East after reaching an agreement with the Tamdeen Group to open a new facility in Kuwait.

Next February the 19-time grand slam champion will travel to the country to officially open The Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait. It will have 18 courts in total. Including a multi-purpose arena that has a capacity of more than 5000 seats as well as a second court that can hold up to 1500 people. Furthermore, there will be eight covered courts and eight open courts.

“I’m personally very happy to open the Academy in Kuwait. We’re working hard to create the right programs for the kids and our members, making for strong development of tennis all over the Region.” Nadal said in a video message.

The location of the academy will be at the Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex. A 263,430 sq m tennis complex that aims to attract in the region of 11 million visitors a year, according to website Arabian Business. Making it the biggest international tennis facility in the region. It was the Tamdeen Group who designed and developed the complex.

Speaking about the new partnership, academy director Toni Nadal said the move was made because the two have ‘collective synergies and the stakeholders’ shared goals for excellence.’

“We have been working so that players from all over the world train in tennis and life skills in Mallorca, where we try to instill in them the importance of hard work, sacrifice and humility so that they perform as well as possible and give their all,” said the 58-year-old.
“Here in Kuwait, we seek to do the same with young children and adults who come to these magnificent facilities.”

Toni Nadal (Photo By Corinne Dubreuil/French Touch)

Former Portuguese Davis Cup captain Nuno Marques will be the head of tennis at the new facility. In his role, he will be enhancing and developing players’ performances in the country. At present there are no players from Kuwait with either an ATP or WTA ranking. Marques is also hoping he will be able to grow the sport within Kuwait and promote a healthy lifestyle.

“The Rafa Nadal methodology includes five main sections: tennis training, physical training, mental training, nutrition and competition. We are bringing that method to Kuwait.” He explained.
“We want to create national champions, yet every journey must start at the beginning. Our coaches will engage with members, visitors and the community to transfer tennis knowledge and stress the importance of healthy, active lifestyles.”

Further details on Nadal’s latest business venture are available at www.rafanadalacademykuwait.com.

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