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The Mallorcan Rafael Nadal declared himself "super happy" to be measured this Thursday with the Serbian Novak Djokovic, together with the Swiss Roger Federer one of his two great rivals in his career, in the charity match that will be played in the Kazakh capital to help children and disadvantaged teenagers.

In a press conference hours before the "Clash of the Titans", as the game was promoted, Nadal could not avoid answering a question about his recent wedding with Mery Perelló, in which both "enjoyed a lot" and had fun "a lot "with the people who had invited the link, said the left-hander of Manacor.

"It was something we were preparing for a long time, but it has already happened and now it is time to return for the end of the tennis season and it is good to return for a charity event," Rafa said when referring to Thursday's game at the Barys Arena

The Mallorcan tennis player said he was "super happy to share this moment with Djokovic, " with whom he has participated in several events to raise money for the Rafael Nadal Foundation and the Novak Djokovic Foundation.

Rafael Nadal and his mother, Ana María Parera , created the Rafa Nadal Foundation in 2008 with the will to help socially disadvantaged children and adolescents.

The Serbian tennis player explained that he has his tennis club in his country, as his Spanish rival has since 2016 the Rafa Nadal Academy in his hometown, Manacor .

"It's always good to give back to children in some way all the things that life has given us. We are very fortunate for everything the world has given us," Nadal said.

He indicated that the exhibition match with Djokovich is to help people and, at the same time, give an example to the community.

"It's something I'm proud of and I'm sure Novak is too. Now is the time to enjoy this special day in Nur-Sultan and we're looking forward to a good show here," he said.

Djokovic , for his part, thanked Nadal for the opportunity to play with him again.

"We have had this wonderful rivalry during our careers, which still continues, but our relationship and the respect we have for each other on and off the court allows us to play charity games and support each other's foundations, which is very important." said the Serbian player.

According to Djokovic , perhaps the most exciting game of his career was the one that played with Nadal in the final of the Australian Open of 2012, in which he won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5 ) and 7-5.

"Six hours. It was something really extraordinary," said the Serbian.

Nadal , who also said that this game was one of the most proud, even having lost it, joked that the charity event on Thursday will not last more than five hours, like that Australian Open final, which lasted exactly 5 hours and 53 minutes.

When asked how long they plan to play, the 32-year-old Serbian tennis player said he has no plans to leave the court.

"I am one year older than Rafa. If we reach Roger's age (Federer) playing as well as he with 38, we will be happy," he said.

Both players will be received this Thursday by Kazakh President Kasim-Yomart Tokáyev, and the nation's leader and first president of the country, Nursultán Nazarbáyev.

In the Barys Arena, in addition to the presence of the Kazakh head of state, that of Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko is also expected, who on Thursday arrives on an official visit to Kazakhstan.

"I will offer the President of the United States Open shirt that I won. I hope he likes it," Nadal said .

Ticket prices for the charity match are around 3,000 tengues ($ 7.7) the cheapest, while the most expensive, VIP in a very exclusive booths, amount to 3.5 million tengues (almost $ 9,000) .

Before the game, Nadal and Djokovic will participate in the opening ceremony of a tennis academy in the capital, as well as in a master class for young athletes.

Nadal also highlighted the work of the president of the Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan, Bulat Utemuratov, in promoting this sport, which in recent years has experienced great growth in this Central Asian country.

"Tennis needs people like Bulat, with his passion and vision of the sport. We cannot thank him enough for what he does for our sport," Nadal added, while the Serbian noted that now 10,000 Kazakh children play tennis in Kazakhstan , a figure that has increased "enormously" in recent times.

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