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Early Life

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Toni Nadal was the second child, having two other brothers.[1] His family was very sports oriented His younger brother Miguel Angel became a profession player for Futbol Club Barcelona.[1] He tried participating in several sports including: foot ball (soccer), table tennis, and swimming.[1] Toni achieved the title of junior champion of Balearic Islands in this table tennis career.[1] He was the first one among his siblings to obtain an interest in playing tennis.[1] He began player tennis when he was fourteen years old.[1] Toni was inspired to get involved in tennis when he saw Ilie Nastase win the Masters when it took place Barcelona in 1972.[1] Ilie Nastace became a tennis idol to Toni.[1]

Career

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Toni Nadal worked as a tennis coach and as a manager for a tennis club.[2] Toni got a trainer’s degree and taught at the tennis club his brother Miguel was a member of in Manacor.[1] Toni also became a manager of the Manacor tennis club while teaching younger students. At this time period Toni began coaching his nephew, Rafael Nadal.[3] The majority of Toni Nadal’s coaching career was spent with Rafael who is his primary student. “source?”

Coaching Style

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Toni Nadal is known for being a hard coach on his students. When Rafael was a younger age he would be nervous of having lessons by himself with Toni.[3] Rafael stated that as a child he would sometimes return home from tennis lessons crying.[3] Toni believed that being such a hard coach would make his pupils better tennis players.

Toni Nadal wanted required that his pupils showed respect for their equipment. Toni stated that he would immediately end coaching Rafael if Rafael ever threw his racket out of frustration.[2] Toni believed that throwing a tennis racket showed a lack of respect towards people who could not afford the same equipment and the sport itself.[2]

Toni coaching Rafael Nadal

Toni Nadal strives to teach players to be responsible for themselves. Toni trained Rafael on poor tennis courts with old tennis balls to show that it was not the equipment that would decide if he won or lost.[2] Toni believed that losing was a fact of competing in sports and that the only one responsible for winning or losing was the player.[2]

Toni had an authoritarian attitude with the players that he coached. Toni wanted to be the one in charge when coaching students.[2] Toni wanted his opinions to be important to players he was coaching rather than it just being advice.[2] He wanted to be able to tell his students no when it was necessary rather than just going along with what the players thought.[3] Toni did not want to be paid by Rafael Nadal because he believed that it would make him less of an important figure.[2] Without being paid, Toni could say whatever he felt without a chance of Rafael being able to fire his uncle like a regular coach.[2] 

Call for replacement

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            Carlos Moya was a former number one tennis player in the world that will be added to Rafael Nadal’s coaching team.[4]  Like Toni and Rafael, Carlos Moya is a tennis player from Spain.[4] Toni and Rafael are both excited to add Carlos to Nada’s coaching staff.[4] Toni Nadal was the first one to contact Carlos Moya to see if he would be willing to join Rafael Nadal’s coaching team.[4] Toni Nadal believed that it would be the perfect time to include Moya to the team.[4] Carlos is also expected to be working with Toni with projects for the Rafa Nadal Academy.[4]

Leaving Rafael Nadal’ Coaching Team

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In Late February of 2017 Toni Nadal announced that he decided to retire from his nephew’s coaching staff.[5] Toni had informed Carlos Moya and his brother, Rafael’s father, of his intentions.[5] Toni originally withheld the knowledge of his plans to separate from Rafael, who found out when it was released in the news.[5] Toni did not inform Rafael of this decision because he did not want to distract Rafael from his tennis.[5] Toni stated that came to regret keeping this information from his nephew Rafael.[5] Toni began his goodbyes to many of the people who they were with while on tours.[5] He new this would end up being his last season traveling with Rafael and said goodbye to the people they regularly encountered.[5]

Currently, Toni plans on working at the Rafa Nadal Academy. [5]He wants to work with younger players and developing their talent.[5] Toni is also planning on being able to spend much more time with his family since he will not be traveling the world with his nephew.[5]

Rafael is happy to know that Toni is doing what he wants and does not hold any resentment towards his departure.[6] Rafael acknowledges the fact that it is a good transition period for Toni and is content with knowing Toni is happy with his choice.[6] He believes that it is a good time for Toni to focus on projects like the Rafa Tennis Academy and this it is an ambitious step for his Uncle.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Nadal1

  1. French Tennis Magazine
    1. It doesn't seem bias and it seems like its not favoring one side of the sport.
  2. Bleacher Report
    1. It is partially owned by time Warner.
    2. It is owned by time warner so it could be politically bias but is unlikely for this.
  3. Telegraph .CO.UK
    1. Its known as a unbiased report agency and is not owned by any big companies.
  4. Washington times
    1. They are politically bias but they are not bias towards sports.
    2. They are owned by Moon's New World Communications.
  5. News Com au
    1. They are owned by fox but they are unbiased in the sports aspect
    2. they are owned by fox.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Toni Nadal Interview" (PDF). French Tennis Magazine. 413. October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kay, Dimitri. "Tennis Profile: The Man Behind The Player, Toni Nadal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rafael Nadal: Uncle Toni terrified me but without him I'd be nothing". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. ^ a b c d e f http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Rafael Nadal adds Carlos Moya to coaching team". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-04-10. {{cite news}}: External link in |last= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Toni Nadal snubbed Rafa after deciding to quit". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Rafa's classy response to coach's shock exit". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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