Xisca Perelló, Rafael Nadal’s wife, was admitted to the Quirónsalud Palmaplanas Hospital on Tuesday. Thirty-one weeks pregnant, she is understood to be under observation. She is believed to have a minor complication but nothing serious.
Nadal, who is in America ahead of the US Open, which starts next week, is said not to have altered his plans.
Tennis pro Rafael Nadal is expecting his first child with his wife Mery Perello.
The couple are childhood sweethearts and have been together for 17 years.
Mery – who also goes by Xisca – left her job in insurance to join her husband’s charity, the Rafael Nadal Foundation, which he set up 10 years ago and where she now works as a project director.
The sports icon shared the happy news that their little family is expanding at a press conference in Mallorca on Friday.
Nadal – who is taking part in Wimbledon later this month for the first time in three years – told press: ‘If all goes well, I’m going to be a father.’
The famously private star added: ‘I’m not used to talking about my private life. We live calmer with a lower profile. I don’t expect that my life will change much with it.’
Rafael Nadal, Mery Perello
Nadal and Mery have been together for 17 years (Picture: Shutterstock)
His announcement follows speculation of Mery’s pregnancy, which Spanish tabloid Hola! reported earlier this week.
Photos showed Mery boarding a yacht while holidaying with her husband, wearing a swimsuit with what appeared to be a blossoming bump underneath.
She has also been seen sporting loose-fitting clothing recently, but this is the first time the couple have spoken on their forthcoming arrival.
Nadal and Mery wed in Spanish estate La Fortaleza in 2019, with a lavish, star-studded ceremony.
The stunning venue overlooked the bay of Pollensa in north-east Majorca, which is also the location where Real Madrid star Gareth Bale married Emma Rhys-Jones in 2019.
Nadal and Mery were married by priest Tomeu Catala in front of 350 guests at the fortress, owned by Conservative party donor Lord Lupton.