Photos: Rafael Nadal serves up drinks for lucky contest winners

Rafael Nadal works behind the bar at a Bacardi-sponsored event. (Getty Images for Bacardi) We here at Beyond The Baseline have been fooled. Last week we
Photos: Rafael Nadal serves up drinks for lucky contest winners
Photos: Rafael Nadal serves up drinks for lucky contest winners /

Rafael Nadal works behind the bar at a Bacardi-sponsored event. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Getty Images for Bacardi

We here at Beyond The Baseline have been fooled. Last week we checked in on Rafael Nadal's post-Wimbledon activities and it seemed as though his days back home in Mallorca revolved around practice, video games, cooking and hanging with friends.

But it turns out his Facebook page only tells part of the story. The eight-time French Open champion has been moonlighting as a bartender/DJ and practicing new and creative ways of jumping off a boat.

Nadal, who is the face of Bacardi's "Champions Drink Responsibly" campaign, hosted a party in Mallorca over the weekend for a few lucky contest winners. He mingled with fans, shook up some beverages and tried his hands at the decks. I'm sure he was able to work some Julio Iglesias into the dance mix.

Check out some more photos after the jump.

Nadal and TV presenter Laura Whitmore (right) shake up some drinks for the guests. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Nadal and TV present Laura Whitmore (right) shake up some drinks for the guests. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Nadal poses with DJ Krystal Roxx. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Nadal poses with DJ Krystal Roxx. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Nadal and Whitmore take over the sound mixer. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

Getty Images for Bacardi

DJ Krystal Foxx (left) and Whitmore share a laugh with the tennis champion. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

DJ Krystal Foxx (left) and Whitmore share a laugh with the tennis champion. (Getty Images for Bacardi)

The local news even reported on the event. Most endearing moment of the video? Rafa carefully positioning the pillows as if they were his own water bottles (13 seconds in). Some habits die hard.


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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.