{"id":34495,"date":"2020-02-06T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T11:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=34495"},"modified":"2020-02-06T15:02:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T12:02:02","slug":"rafael-nadal-wows-tennis-fans-in-kuwait-with-brilliant-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/rafael-nadal-wows-tennis-fans-in-kuwait-with-brilliant-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal wows tennis fans in Kuwait with brilliant performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><em>19-time Grand Slam champion beats fellow Spanish ace David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0First-ever match at Sheikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex played in front of packed 1,500-seat crowd, including Shaikh Jaber, Kuwait Tennis Federation (KTF) officials, diplomats and VIPs<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u00a0Landmark match serves as inauguration of Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait &#8211; a first of its kind in the Middle East \u2013 now accepting membership applications ahead of April opening<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Global tennis icon Rafael Nadal made history on Wednesday, defeating fellow Spanish star David Ferrer in the inaugural Kuwait Champions Challenge, the first match to be played at the all-new world-class Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex.<\/p>\n<p>The match, which served as the inauguration of the Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait, a partnership between Tamdeen Group, Kuwait\u2019s leading mixed-use developer, and Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, only the second such facility in the world bearing\u00a0 the 19-time Grand Slam champion\u2019s name, and the first outside of his hometown of Mallorca, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>World No. 2 Nadal and former top-ranked ATP star Ferrer played out an intense match, complete with fast-paced action and the occasional trick shot, with Nadal prevailing 6-4, 6-3 after a 90-minute encounter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was an incredible experience for me and hopefully for everyone here,&#8221; said Nadal after the match. &#8220;There was a great crowd out there and for us it is a big night, a very special night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The match was watched by packed out 1,500 crowd including Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah, and Shaikh Ahmed Al Jaber Abdullah Al Sabah, President of the Kuwait Tennis Federation (KTF); President of the Arab Tennis Federation and Honorary Chairman of Asian Tennis Federation, distinguished members of Kuwait\u2019s diplomatic community and VIPs .<\/p>\n<p>The Kuwait Champions Challenge, the first clash of its kind in the state of Kuwait and d Nadal\u2019s Kuwaiti debut, represented an unprecedented opportunity for the packed crowd to get close look at Spaniard\u2019s trademark skills, power, lightning movement and winning desire that have made him one of the greatest players in history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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