Tennis Star Rafael Nadal Expecting His 1st Child With Wife Mery Perello After 17 Years Together

Congratulations to Rafael Nadal and his wife Mery Perello! The tennis superstar, 36, and his gorgeous wife, 33, are reportedly expecting their first baby together, according to Spanish magazine Hola. The adorable couple, who met when they were teenagers and married in 2019, sparked pregnancy rumors after Mery wore loose fitting clothing to her hubby’s Champion’s League final in May and then appeared to have a growing baby bump in snaps taken during a yacht excursion in Majorca last week. Neither Rafael nor Mery have publicly confirmed the news.

The reportedly expectant couple dated for nearly 14 years before getting engaged in May 2018. In the beginning of their relationship, they kept a low profile. Unknown to many, Mery made one of her first appearances to support Rafael at the 2007 Wimbledon tournament. Since the pair got together, Mery has gone on to earn her degree in business and now works at the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy in Mallorca.

In 2019, Rafael and Mery walked down the aisle together in a fairytale wedding at a castle in Majorca, Rafael’s homeland. The couple reportedly invited 350 guests for the private ceremony, which took place at the British owned La Fortaleza estate. Mery wore a dress by designer Rosa Clara, and guests dined on food by Michelin-star chef Quique Dacosta.

A year before the nuptials, Rafael told Hola he was looking forward to becoming a father with his childhood sweetheart. “Obviously, I intend and want to form a family,” he explained. “I love children and I would like them to do what they want in life.”

The happy news comes as Rafael just won the French Open on June 5 for the fourteenth time in his illustrious career, making him the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles, which moves him ahead of rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer by a total of two Grand Slams. He is on such an amazing winning streak that Rafael is even predicted to take home the Wimbledon trophy at the end of the month.