🎾 'Rafa' is the first non-English docuseries ever nominated for a Primetime Emmy
Netflix and Skydance Sports' four-part portrait of Rafael Nadal has made Emmy history — no non-English docuseries had received a Primetime nomination before this one.
Directed by Oscar-nominated Zach Heinzerling, the series opens in early 2024: Nadal ranked No. 652, chronic hip injury, nearly two years without a title. The career record behind him: 14 French Open titles, 912 consecutive weeks in the top 10.
The figure that anchors the whole series: the only Grand Slam Nadal ever won without pain was his first Roland Garros in 2004. By October that year he had a broken foot and a Mueller-Weiss syndrome diagnosis. He played for twenty more years.
'Rafa' is streaming on Netflix.
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Not everything behind a legend is visible on the court.
RAFA, the new Netflix documentary series on Rafael Nadal, premieres on May 29 and offers an unprecedented look into the life of one of sport’s all-time greats. Across four episodes, it follows his…
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