In the "Big Four Era", every move of the four players was put under the spotlight and studied carefully, and there were almost no secrets inside and outside their lives.
Naturally, their partners are no exception. They live in the spotlight all year round and play different important roles in their lives.
However, compared with the other partners of the Big Three, Nadal's girlfriend Perello is very, very low-key and almost invisible in front of the media cameras.
Perello and Nadal's sister Isabel are childhood friends. They have known each other since they were seven years old, including Nadal, but at that time they were just childhood sweethearts.
In 2005, Nadal and Perillo held hands to confirm their relationship, and they were officially engaged in 2007. That year, Nadal was 21 years old and Perello was 19.
However, it was not until Wimbledon in 2010, when Perello appeared in Nadal's player box for the first time, that the media discovered the relationship and then confirmed the relationship.
From the very beginning, Nadal has never had any scandals, and he did not even have many off-court social activities. After confirming his relationship, it became more stable. He has been running for a long time, and his love is stronger than gold. Along with Nadal's injuries and career
Despite the troughs, this relationship has withstood all tests.
However, for the media, it really lacks explosive points and is lackluster.
Since the relationship was confirmed in 2005, Perello has only accepted one public media interview; except for appearing in Nadal's player box during the Grand Slam tournament, he has not followed Nadal in global competitions at other times, keeping a low profile.
So much so that the media made a fuss——
For a long, long time, the media always called Perello "Xisca", but in fact, no one in the Nadal family has ever called Perello that way, and people close to him always call him affectionately.
She was called "Mery", yet no one ever corrected the media.
reason?
It's very simple. The media's title is wrong. It's just right. In this way, all reports will not disturb the lives of Nadal and Perello, which is perfect.
While Nadal was competing around the world, Perello also had his own job and career.
Perello is responsible for the operations of the Nadal Foundation, which specializes in helping disadvantaged children and has footprints all over the world.
Normally, Perello is always busy with work and is an iconic white-collar worker. He does not revolve around Nadal. He is almost absent from even Nadal’s celebration parties and social occasions. In addition, he does not have a personal social network account, so
He has no sense of presence in public.
When Gawain learned that this was Perello's idea, his surprise and surprise were even more intense than before.
After several brief meetings and personal relationships with Nadal, Gao Wen has clearly realized that Nadal is a player who pays great attention to personal privacy.
Although he knows that as a public figure, it is almost impossible to completely separate life and work, but he has been doing his best to protect his family and his own life to avoid being completely involved and finally losing himself.
It is precisely because of this that Nadal is always very cautious when talking about personal privacy; in addition, he does not have the eloquence of Federer, so when talking about these issues, he is inevitably reserved and shy, more or less uncomfortable.
comfortable.
So far, Gao Wen and Nadal's sister Isabel have met several times.
Because Isabel works in Nadal's public relations team, her outgoing personality is full of Spanish enthusiasm and liveliness. She doesn't need Gawain to say hello. Isabel will take the initiative to greet each other every time. After going back and forth, the young people are quite familiar with each other.
, this breaks down social barriers.
Later, Gawain learned that Isabel's close friends and family often called her "Maribel", which was a combination of her first and middle names, which seemed unique and intimate.
The most important thing is, there is a little story behind it——
Maribel secretly teased half-jokingly, "There is no way. There are too many Marias in our family. In order to distinguish them, I had to sacrifice myself."
"Hush, this matter is a secret, Rafa must not know." After saying that, Maribel mysteriously asked Gawain to keep it secret.
Obviously, there was something in this joke, and it was aimed at his best friend and future sister-in-law.
Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, in Gawain's opinion, it should be just a joke, but it can indeed be felt that Nadal is very protective of his family and privacy, doing his best to prevent them from being harmed, and doing his best to protect their
Your personal life should not be affected.
So, imagine Gawain's shock and surprise when Nadal said it was Perello's idea.
Nadal noticed Gawain's gaze and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, with a look of helplessness on his face, "I knew that if I said this, you would have such an expression."
Gawain showed an innocent expression, "What's wrong with me? My expression is very sincere, okay? Rafa, I was born like this, you can't be like this."
Nadal was amused by Gawain's words. He shook his head and raised his hand to point Gawain in the air, "You know that's not what I meant."
Gawain did not continue to talk nonsense, but looked like he was listening attentively, and his eager expression sent a signal: What does that mean?
Nadal opened his mouth but was speechless, and finally sighed, "You should partner with Roger for a talk show."
"Haha!" Gawain burst into laughter.
Later, it was Maribelle who gave Gawain the answer——
Originally, Nadal was going to drive himself and escort Gao Wen and his party to his residence. They arranged a single-family villa for Gao Wen instead of a hotel.
But obviously, the lineup of Gawain and his team was slightly beyond expectations, and they had to adjust their plans.
Fortunately, Maribel, as a public relations officer, did not panic when faced with unexpected situations, temporarily mobilized vehicles, and quickly solved the problem smoothly.
There were two cars in front and behind, leaving the airport and heading to their destination.
As soon as I got in the car——
"You should have informed me in advance."
Maribel was still more outgoing, quick-tongued, and rolled her eyes at Gawain bluntly.
"We were not prepared for the distinguished guests. This is really rude. God, Steffi came with us, and you didn't even think of saying hello?"
As soon as she raised her hand, Maribel punched Gawain's arm, and proudly showed off her fist, breathing and wiping it to maintain her "weapon."
"Oh!" Gawain deliberately shouted exaggeratedly, "One second you are welcoming people to Mallorca, and the next second you are treating guests like this, is it really okay?"
"Maribel!" Nadal scolded in a low voice.
Just like his rigid and obsessive-compulsive style on the court, Nadal is also the same in life. Even if he is joking, he often attaches great importance to boundaries and propriety, and remains polite and graceful at all times.
Maribel did not dare to talk back to her brother. She turned to look at Gawain and protested silently, "Look!"
Gawain raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, as if someone was pointing a gun at his head. The innocent expression on his face was very funny.
Not to mention Maribel, even Nadal couldn't hold back when he saw this scene in the rearview mirror and burst into laughter.