Rafael Nadal explains why he has not become a father yet

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray got all married and have more than a baby. Rafael Nadal is not a husband nor a father, but he has been involved in a long romantic relationship with his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello for 12 years.

Maria currently works and Nadal is focused on tennis. 'I keep my commitment with tennis and my happiness', Nadal told Marca. 'I enjoy both in tennis and outside it. I have a girlfriend too and I am not alone to take decisions.

You have to suit situations. Having family? I don't know, things are not easy to be predicted. At this age, I thought that I would have already been a former player and that I would have started a family', said Nadal, adding that he may think about becoming a father when he really retires from tennis.

Once, he said he would like to have up to three children. Asked how he sees himself within ten years, Nadal replied: 'As a young guy, I thought that at 30 I would already have retired and instead I am still here. The only thing I know is that I will have a family.

Rafael Nadal: Roger Federer sent devastating news after Italian Open final

Roger Federer will be disappointed to wake up tomorrow morning to find out Rafael Nadal has replaced him as world No 1 after the Spaniard beat Alexander Zverev in the Italian Open final.
Nadal had a disappointing tournament last time out in Madrid when he was surprisingly beaten by Dominic Thiem, meaning he dropped behind Federer in the world rankings at the start of this week.

The Spaniard knew he would need to win in Rome in order to regain his place, and was almost outdone by Zverev in the final.

Nadal looked at his very best in the first set with Zverev having no answer for some scintilating tennis from the 31-year-old.

But the German impressively fought back in the second set to take it to a decider and went a break up before rain caused a short delay in play.