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Rafa Nadal Tennis Center to open in Lombok, expanding international presence
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The Rafa Nadal Academy is expanding its international reach with a new Rafa Nadal Tennis Center in Lombok, Indonesia. This center will be located within the Samara Lombok complex, an exclusive resort on the island's southern coast, and is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2028. The facility will feature four tennis courts and four padel courts, offering sports programs based on the training methodology developed by Rafa Nadal and his team. Maribel Nadal, deputy general manager of the Rafa Nadal Academy, highlighted Lombok's potential as a destination and the project's aim to share their methodology and passion for sport with new generations. The Samara Lombok project, situated 25 minutes from Lombok International Airport, will span 150 hectares and will be the first "Destination by Hyatt" in Southeast Asia, initially including three boutique hotels and 150 villas, with plans for a total of 500 residential villas. This new center adds to the Rafa Nadal Academy's existing international locations, which include academies in Manacor and Kuwait, and Rafa Nadal Tennis Centers in Mexico, Greece, Hong Kong, Marbella, and the Dominican Republic, along with a program in Egypt. A center in Brazil is also planned for 2028.
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