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Rafael Nadal's birthday to be celebrated as 'National Tennis Day' in Spain.

On Friday 18 June 2021, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) - the national governing body for the sport in Spain - approved the proposal to honor Rafael Nadal's achievements in a unique way. Starting next year, Rafael Nadal's birthday - 03 June - will be celebrated as 'National Tennis Day' in his home country.

Nadal, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, has led Spain to five Davis Cup victories over the course of his career. He has also won two gold medals at the Olympics - one in singles (2008) and one in doubles (2016).

The idea to mark Rafael Nadal's birthday as a special occasion first came up during the Roland Garros tournament earlier this month. Alvaro Benito and two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja were covering the second-round match between Nadal and Richard Gasquet on Eurosport, when they started discussing a specific tweet from former Spanish tennis player Jorge Mir Mayor.

Mayor had suggested declaring June 3 - Rafael Nadal's birthday - as 'National Tennis Day'. That soon attracted the attention of the Spanish media and officials, the latter of whom then tabled a proposal before the RFET.

And on Friday, the RFET officially announced that the proposal had been green lit.

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