Olympic champion Rafa Nadal welcomes second child with wife Xisca Perelló

Recently retired tennis great, Rafa Nadal, and his wife, Maria Francisca 'Xisca' Perelló, have welcomed their second child this week.

The teenage sweethearts became first-time parents in 2022 with the birth of their son, Rafael, three years after tying the knot.

Nadal called time on his incredible career earlier this year, bowing out with 22 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold at Beijing 2008.

At his retirement tribute during the 2025 French Open, a then-pregnant Xisca in the crowd to watch him draw the curtain on this phase of his life.

“You are my best life partner; we couldn’t have imagined in 2005 that we would be here 20 years later as a family,” Nadal said at the ceremony.

“You have always been there for me, supporting me from a position that wasn’t always easy.

“I hope to make you as happy as you have made me.”

On Thursday (7 August), they welcomed their second son, Miquel. According to Ultima Hora, the family left the hospital on Saturday afternoon.

His name pays tributed to Xisca’s late father, who passed away in 2023.

This marks a new phase of Nadal’s life—once dominated by what he did on the court, he is now enjoying becoming the family man he has always seen himself as.

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