Nadal’s Rs 7.3 cr watch now the talk of French Open

He will be the centre of attraction whenever the French Open is being played. However, he is in the news for a different reason on Friday when he was playing his match.

Hyderabad: Spain’s Rafael Nadal is truly the king of clay having won 12 titles at the Roland Garros. This is his favourite tournament and he is once again the favourite to win the title, unless he faces a tough challenge from Novak Djokovic.

He will be the centre of attraction whenever the French Open is being played. However, he is in the news for a different reason on Friday when he was playing his match. He was wearing a watch worth Rs 7.3 cr that caught the attention of the twitteratis. “Rafael Nadal is wearing a custom-made Richard Mille watch while playing in the French Open. The watch costs $1,000,500, and there are only 50 of them available,” wrote Ndzavi Derrick. Another use said, “Imagine what he wears when he goes out to dinner or parties?”

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Nadal has been named the 27^th in Forbes annual list of the highest-paid athletes in the world and is tagged to top brands like Nike, Swiss brand Richard Mille and others.