Rafael Nadal Has No Time For Girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello: French Open 2014 Champion Hits Grass Court For Wimbledon 2014 Preparations

Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay, has won the French Open again! But the winner has no time to relax with girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. The very next day, Rafael Nadal uploaded a picture of himself on the grass court, preparing for Wimbledon 2014. He didn't even have time to spend some quality minutes with his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. Could it be that Rafael Nadal is too busy for his modest, hometown girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello?

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in a thrilling, but ultimately decisive four setter, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Although Djokovic has beaten Nadal in the last tournament, the game was definitely for Rafael Nadal to take. As the match wore on, Novak Djokovic seemed to be losing steam, making almost 50 unforced errors in the game. Rafael Nadal's serve suffered a bit towards the end of the game due to a pinched nerve on his back, but he kept his eyes on the prize. Though Djokovic will be able to hold onto his number 2 ranking after this disappointing loss, he won't be able to brush off the fact that he has lost three straight Grand Slam finals for the first time in his career. If he doesn't win the Wimbledon or the US Open, he's also in danger of passing the year with a grand Slam title for the first year since 2010. Uh oh.

Also, he was given the wrong runner-up trophy during the awards presentation. See this mix up on Twitter:

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal was all smiles as he collected his 14th Grand Slam title. That's just three short of Roger Federer's record. See him cradle his trophy on Twitter:

With Wimbledon 2014 starting on the third week of June, Rafael Nadal has shown no signs of slowing down. He immediately hit the grass courts to get used to the way the ball bounces and travels.

Which may make his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello a little sad. The sources say that they have not spent quality time since the first few rounds of French Open 2014. Rafael Nadal took Maria Francisca Perello out for dinner on May 31, but that was with two of his friends, so technically wasn't a date.

Maria Francisca Perello was there for his victory luncheon with his family, but she wasn't sitting by him as she usually does. Could it be that Nadal is way too busy to give her personal attention?

Whatever the situation may be, Rafael Nadal seems determined to take this year's Wimbledon championship. He has played for five Wimbledon finals, but only took home two of those titles. And seeing how close he is to matching, and even possibly passing Roger Federer's career record of 17 Grand Slam titles, he must be working doubly hard!

Check out the picture of Nadal already hitting the grass court in preparations for the Wimbledon:


Maria Francisca Perello may be the most patient girlfriend in the world. And a perfect match for the busy, ambitious and reportedly self-conscious Rafael Nadal!

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