Video: Rafael Nadal Documentary Announced by Netflix in Teaser Trailer
Netflix dropped a teaser trailer Wednesday showcasing an upcoming documentary series featuring tennis legend Rafael Nadal.
Per Deadline's Peter White, Skydance Sports will produce the docuseries on the recently retired Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam singles champion.
"The series will spotlight Nadal's career as well as his life off-the-court, showcasing never-before-seen material from Nadal's personal archive and featuring full access with the star, his family and his close circle of coaches and advisors including during his comeback to competitive play in the 2024 season after sitting out much of 2023 due to injury," White wrote.
The news comes nine months after Nadal faced off against Carlos Alcaraz in The Netflix Slam, an exhibition match between the two stars that streamed lived in March. The two split a pair of sets (6-3 Nadal, 6-4 Alcaraz) before Alcaraz won a deciding tiebreak, 14-12.
Now Nadal will take centerstage by himself in this docuseries, which highlights a superstaer that won a record 14 French Opens in addition to four U.S. Opens, two Wimbledons and two Australian Opens.
Nadal's 92 career titles also rank fifth in the Open Era, and he won Olympic singles gold in 2008 and doubles gold in 2016.
