Nadal jokes after receiving best dad award from MARCA, set to bring son to Australian Open For the moment I will have to work on this

Rafael Nadal was recently given the best dad award by Marca after concluding an interview with them and upon receiving it, Nadal joked about his dad skills.

Nadal became a father for the first time on October 8th and since then it's been a whirlwind of emotions for the Spaniard. He's briefly spoken about it a few times noting that he's not sleeping as much as he used to for obvious reasons but it's a blessing to have. After completing a recent interview with Marca, the publication gave him a best dad award and he joked that he has to work on that:

"For the moment I will have to work on this."

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When it was suggested to him that his wife should be a judge of whether he's worthy of the award, Nadal joked that he would not win it then:

"Then surely not."

He also revealed that his son will accompany him to Australia.

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