Connors believes Nadal becoming a father has come at the right time: "He can enjoy his new baby and get through the next couple of months"

Jimmy Connors thinks that the fatherhood of Rafael Nadal has come at the right time so he can spend some time with him before focusing on the season.

Rafael Nadal's son was born just as the tennis season is about to end and Jimmy Connors thinks it's a great thing for him. It will allow him to spend some time with him before he makes his way to Australia for the 2023 season:

"He's a little bit older and at the end of the year like now, things really worked out well for him. He doesn't really play that much at the end of the year anyway. So he can enjoy his new baby and get through the next couple of months, get ready for Australia or whatever his next event is."

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Connors knows how it is to become a father while still playing tennis and he admitted it's an adjustment to make:

"It's an adjustment. I'm not saying it cannot be done because it can. It can be handled. The adjustment that he'll make if he wants to continue working, he's a worker anyway, so he'll figure it out if he wants to continue playing."

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