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Rafael Nadal, 2008 Olympic Gold medallist and eleven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, is going to challenge 100 fans to play a poker with him over the weekend.
The PokerStars sponsored competition will take part on Monday 3rd June when Rafael Nadal will celebrate his birthday. It will not interrupt his preparations to defend his French Open men’s singles title, as currently Nadal is having a break.
According to Nadal, “It's no secret that I love the competition and that's what I like about the game of poker”
“It's a game of skill that requires mental strength and the ability to out-think your opponents and in that way it is very similar to tennis. As I'm in Paris for the Roland Garros tournament, I wanted to be able to have some fun with my fans and a poker tournament seemed like a great way to do that.”
Rafael Nadal comes from Spain. He is the winner of most French Open men’s singles in the modern era, and his adventure with PokerStars began last June since signing a sponsorship deal with them. According to Spaniard, playing poker is a good way to keep mentally alert and remain in the competitive mindset between tennis tournaments. His poker coach is Alfonso Cardalda.
As Cardalda stated: “Rafa's competitive nature means that he needs new challenges and wants to learn new skills all the time.Taking on his fans in a friendly poker tournament such as this allows him to put into practice the key lessons I have been giving him based on mathematics, discipline and psychology.”
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