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Rafa Nadal and his girlfriend Xisca Perello at the gala of the Rafa Nadal Foundation in Paris in 2015. Reuters

Wedding day for Rafa and Xisca at la Fortalesa in Pollensa. EFE

Wedding day for Rafa and Xisca in Pollensa in 2019. EFE

The Mallorcan tennis player Rafa Nadal with his girlfriend Xisca Perello, arriving at the Ono stadium, where the new group of shareholders of the entity was presented in 2010. EFE

The tennis player Rafa Nadal, with his girlfriend, Xisca Perelló, on their arrival at the Banco Sabadell customer meeting "Conversation on new times", in which he talks about the importance of proximity in a globalised world in 2015. EFE

Last Sunday, Rafa Nadal took to the sea aboard his yacht for a well deserved break in the sunshine with his wife, Xisca, who is at the centre of rumours over her possible pregnancy, and a group of friends. rafaelnadal instagram

Tennis player Rafael Nadal and his wife Xisca Perelló pose on their arrival at the commemorative dinner of the "10th Anniversary of the Rafa Nadal Foundation" held at the Italian Consulate in Madrid in 2021. EFE

Rafa Nadal and his wife Mery Perelló on an excursion in Mallorca in 2021. R.D.

The tennis player Rafa Nadal, with his girlfriend Xisca Perelló, on his arrival at the concert of Julio Iglesias, at the Jardins de Pedralbes, in Barcelona in 2013. EFE

Rafa Nadal inaugurated in 2018, together with Prince Albert II of Monaco, a suite with his name on it at the official hotel of the tournament, the Montecarlo Bay Hotel & Resort. The world number one was accompanied by his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. R.D.

Rafa and his girlfriend Xisca attend the ATP World tour gala in London in 2011. Reuters

Tennis player Rafa Nadal and his girlfriend Xisca Perello on holiday in waters of Ibiza in 2014. R.D.

Tennis player Rafa Nadal and his girlfriend Xisca Perello on holiday in Mauritius in 2008. R.D.

Rafa Nadal kisses his wife, Xisca Perelló, after beating Novak Djokovic in the final of Roland Garros. Reuters

Rafa Nadal with Maria Francisca Perello the day they got married at La Fortalesa D'Albercuix in Pollensa. EFE

Tennis player Rafa Nadal and his girlfriend Xisca Perello on holiday in Mauritius in 2008. R.D.

Rafa Nadal wins his 14th Roland Garros title in Paris. Here we see him posing with his wife, Xisca Perelló. BENOIT TESSIER