WATCH: Rafael Nadal's baby son adorably smiles as Spaniard makes a face, tosses ball to him & wife Maria Francisca Perello during Bastad practice

Rafael Nadal was joined by his son Rafa Jr. and his wife Maria Francisca Perello as he practiced for his impending comeback at the Nordea Open. The Spaniard will play in Bastad for the first time since 2005 when he won the tournament.

Nadal was last seen in action during his first-round defeat against Alexander Zverev at the French Open in May. The 22-time Grand Slam champion decided to skip Wimbledon to avoid a change in surface ahead of the Olympics, which will be played on clay.

To prepare for the Games, the Spaniard will play the at Nordea Open in Bastad. He will play his first-round match against Leo Borg, son of former World No. 1 and 11-time Grand Slam champion, Bjorn Borg, on July 15. He practiced with Leo ahead of the encounter.

The Spaniard will also play doubles, along with Casper Ruud and they will begin their campaign against Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela.

As King of Clay practiced for his much-awaited return, he was joined by his baby son Rafa Jr. and wife Maria Francisca Perello. He smiled as he looked toward his family and also threw a ball for Rafa Jr.

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Rafael Nadal jokes about not buying a dog for Rafa Jr.: "I can’t deal with all that"

Rafael Nadal at the 2024 Laureus World Sport Awards Madrid (Source: GETTY)

Rafael Nadal engaged in a fun Q&A with Mexican tennis player Santiago Gonzalez's kids. The Spaniard was asked if he had any pets, to which he replied in negative.

"Do you have pets?" (translated from Spanish)

"No, I have no pets," he replied.

Camilla then asked him if he planned to buy one for his son Rafa Jr, considering he liked dogs.

"We have already seen that Rafita likes dogs very much… you don’t plan to buy one?" Camila asked.

The former World No. 1 said that even though Rafa Jr. liked all the animals, he would not buy a pet for him. He stated that taking care of his son was difficult, without adding an additional responsibility of a pet.

"Uf! Not at the moment. The truth is that he [Rafa Jr.] loves all animals. But not at the moment. It’s tough enough to keep him, if on the top of that, we have to keep a puppy now, I can’t deal with all that," he replied.

Rafael Nadal and his wife Maria Francisca Perello welcomed their son Rafa Jr. in 2022.