{"id":15977,"date":"2021-03-18T06:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/?p=15977"},"modified":"2021-03-18T06:18:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:18:05","slug":"nadal-and-babolat-an-incredible-journey-over-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/nadal-and-babolat-an-incredible-journey-over-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal and Babolat \u2013 an incredible journey over 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1>20 YEARS OF RAFA AND BABOLAT IN ONE VERY UNIQUE RACKET<\/h1>\n<h2>Pure Aero Rafa a celebration of more than 20 years of Rafael Nadal, Babolat, and everyone who knows Rafa&#8217;s ethos extends far beyond the tennis court.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">Babolat, working with Nadal, integrated into the racket\u2019s design warm and bold colours that were significant for him: red for the Spanish flag to go with the Aero\u2019s basic yellow, orange to denote the clay, and purple as he feels the colour stands for honesty and integrity. It means the racket he plays with is distinctively his, but plenty of other players benefit from the same technology and innovations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15979 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pure-Aero-Rafa_Brochure_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1702\" height=\"1214\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pure-Aero-Rafa_Brochure_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15987 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Babolat-Rafa-KV-2-RVB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15982 aligncenter\" 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