By Sam Jones | @TennisNow | Monday, March 3, 2025
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The collaboration between Rafa Nadal and Babolat continues to flourish.
Providing an array of official padel racquets, footwear, balls, and accessories, Babolat is reinforcing its enduring and prosperous relationship with the Rafa Nadal Academy.
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Every coach at the Academy dons Babolat gear, and the Academy’s tournaments, educational programs, and training facilities in Manacor, Spain, prominently feature Babolat’s products.
This fruitful partnership traces back to when Babolat first began working with Rafa Nadal at the tender age of nine.
Since then, the two have formed a strong bond, collaborating on Rafa’s tennis racquets and strings, the launch of the Rafa Nadal Academies, and now seamlessly expanding this partnership to encompass the Academy’s padel division.
Babolat is actively engaged in several significant events with the Academy, such as sponsoring the Rafa Nadal Academy Padel Tours by The Adecco Group held in Spain in 2024 and supporting the Hexagon Cup RNA Team. Moreover, Babolat has cultivated a strong synergy with the Academy through its partnership with prominent padel player Patricia Martinez.
This year, Babolat will continue to bolster the Rafa Nadal Academy Padel Tours in Spain, Italy, and Poland. “We are excited to deepen our partnership with the Rafa Nadal Academy in the realm of padel,” stated Babolat CEO Eric Babolat. “Our connection with Rafa Nadal goes back to his childhood, and we take immense pride in supporting him throughout his journey.
“Extending our collaboration to the padel side of the Academy is a natural evolution, especially as Babolat plays a pivotal role in promoting the growth of padel worldwide.”
