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Rafael Nadal is also expanding his investments in the hotel sector. The Spanish is recovering from physical problems, in order to get back on the court in 2024, for what could be his last tennis season, but in the meantime he is investing in Hotel.Nadal founded the Zel company in December 2022, which includes a partnership agreement with Meliá Hotels International.Rafa told some weeks ago to Forbes about this new project: “The launch of our hotel brand is a project I have had in mind for a long time.
ZEL is synonymous with feeling good at all times and enjoying life and how we live it throughout the Mediterranean. I was really attracted to this new concept that we have been working on with Meliá from the start. I’m confident that ZEL will be a great success.”The first hotel opened on Rafa’s homeland, in Mallorca, Spain on July 1st.
In 2025, the Spanish tennis star and his company should open a new hotel in Mexico, in Sayulita, a city overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The project involves the construction of 145 luxurious rooms built around a large central patio and restaurants.Architect Alvaro Sans told Architectural Digest about the project: “The patio has been a staple of Mediterranean culture since the ancient Greeks, serving as a space for socializing.
As architects, we find it to be the most beautiful place. By enclosing the open space, the patio creates a stage that is controlled by the architecture, with olive trees and the sound of water that relaxes the senses, inviting the sensations of vacation.”
Toni Nadal: “Rafa wants to return to the field in 2024”
While Rafael Nadal is on vacation with his family, Uncle Toni will take care of giving updates on his condition.
The former coach spoke on the occasion of the Open Castilla y León-Villa de El Espinar about his nephew Rafa, who is still in the pits recovering from the physical injuries that have dogged him in recent months.A special tournament also for the former world number one, who won the title twenty years ago, in 2003.“Winning the Challenger, which was said to be the best in the world, was important for us.
It served us as good preparation for the US Open. We are very grateful to the efforts of all those who organize tournaments of this level,” said Uncle Ton at the ceremony organized by the tournament, as reported by Marca.On this occasion, he also unveiled the goal of the 14-time Roland Garros champion for next year, when he returns to the circuit: “Rafa is fine, he’s on vacation, he wants to take the field in 2024. Let’s hope Alcaraz wins us something then! He’s excited to be back.”
