"At this point, it was the best experience I couldn't afford to buy with the number one player in history" - Taro Daniel on training with Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has always been an approachable player on tour as youngsters have always sought advice from the Spaniard.

The former World No. 1's tennis academy has also served as an institution where young and budding players have gone to practice and talk tennis with some of the best players and coaches.

The latest example of this is Taro Daniel, who recently went to the Rafa Nadal Academy. The Japanese player took to Twitter to post a picture with Nadal and had only positive things to say about the practice sessions.

"I've been practicing with Nadal for 3 days @rnadalacademy! At this point, it was the best experience I couldn't afford to buy with the number one player in history," Daniel said.

The 29-year-old Japanese tennis player also wrote a couple of sentences in Spanish thanking Rafael Nadal for his stay at the academy.

"Thank you so much @RafaelNadal for these days of training and the @rnadalacademy for letting me come! An incredible experience," Daniel said.

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Rafael Nadal close to 2,000 points behind World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings after missing Monte-Carlo, Barcelona

Rafael Nadal in action at Indian Wells against Taylor Fritz

With rankings points for Monte-Carlo and Barcelona having already been dropped, Rafael Nadal currently possesses 6435 ranking points, which is 1965 points fewer than World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

The Spaniard will hope to shrug off his injury in time for the Madrid Open and the Italian Open in early May. Nadal is defending 2180 points on claycourt this season and will be eager to get some much-needed match practice ahead of Roland Garros. Meanwhile, Djokovic is defending 3350 points from his claycourt season from 2019 and 2021, with 2000 points coming from Roland Garros.

The French Open is just over a month away and Rafael Nadal will be keen to avenge his semi-final defeat at the hands of Novak Djokovic last year and win his 14th title in Paris. In the process, he could wrestle back the World No. 1 spot in the rankings from Djokovic and extend his Slam count to 22.

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