One of the youngest spectators at the highly anticipated duel between Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas was Rafael, the son of the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, who was very attentive to the match. Sometimes he followed the game in the arms of his mother, Mery Perelló, and other times in the arms of his maternal aunt, Maribel Nadal.

Judging by these images, the child, who was born on October 8, 2022, had a wonderful time and proved that he is a very calm and greedy baby. Between sets, he ate a plate of white rice and then a bottle. His mother and aunt make a great team and took care of him at all times. In addition to feeding him, they kept him entertained with various toys, although what he enjoyed most was watching his father’s match against the world number 2.

Rafael is a very loved child by his entire family. Mery was explaining to him everything that was happening on the court and Maribel, when she held him in her arms, rocked him and kissed him with great affection. Without a doubt, the little boy is the Nadals’ most precious treasure.

Nadal and Alcaraz faced off on Netflix’s The Slam, an epic sporting event that was broadcast live around the world and featured big names in tennis as commentators in its English version, including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Mary Joe Fernandez and Patrick McEnroe, as well as tennis analyst Prakash Amritraj and presenter Kay Adams.

Feliciano López, Rafa Plaza, Nico Pereira and David Ferrer were in charge of commentating the competition for Spanish-speaking markets, with Isabel Forner as presenter.

Attendees included athletes such as Pau Gasol and Ona Carbonell, as well as Blanca Suárez, Manu Ríos, the married couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with their eldest son, Dylan, Charlize Theron, Colin Kaepernick and Lindsey Vonn.