Rafael Nadal and Maria Francisca Perello's 17-year-long relationship is one of the most low-key and wholesome love stories in ...

As Rafael Nadal hit his final ball on a pro tennis ... his nearest and dearest - including his 36-year-old wife Maria Francisca Perello, who is known as 'Xisca' - dissolved into tears.

Rafael Nadal's family, including his wife Maria Francisca Perello and baby son have joined him in Malaga as he prepares to bid farewell to professional tennis this coming week.

Rafael Nadal turned emotional as he expressed his gratitude to his family for their invaluable support throughout his career.

Maria (AKA Xisca Perello) is the director of the Rafael Nadal Foundation, which was established in 2008 and aims to promote education and sport for deprived children. She is hugely invested in ...

But Nadal's patience wore thin as he dismissed the line of questioning. "Okay. We move to Spanish, because that's bulls***," he said. "Thank you very much." Xisca Perello, Nadal's partner of 17 ...

Rafael Nadal was the "King of Clay" who also reigned on every other surface as he accumulated 22 Grand Slam titles while his ...