Rafa's racket went under the hammer. A record was broken!

Rafael Nadal has reason to be satisfied. The Spaniard ended his successful career last season, but he still has a large group of fans. The name of the legendary tennis player still means a lot, as best demonstrated by the astronomical amount for which his racket was sold at auction.

This is about the Babolat brand racket that the star from Manacor used during the Roland Garros tournament in 2017. At that time, "Rafa" won the games on the Parisian courts in a landslide, not losing a single set in the entire event.

The player from the Iberian Peninsula defeated Stan Wawrinka in the final, giving the Swiss just six games.

As it turns out, this racket has enormous sentimental value for Nadal's fans.

The equipment went under the hammer during the Prestige Memorabilia auction and was sold for a mere 157 thousand dollars. This is much more than the organizers expected. Suffice it to say that the most expensive tennis racket auctioned so far also belonged to Nadal and was purchased for around 122 thousand euros.

Let us recall that the multiple Grand Slam champion is one of the richest athletes in the world.

"Rafa" has earned a fortune not only on professional tennis courts, but also off them. According to Forbes magazine, the Spaniard increased his fortune by 23 million dollars last year for participating in advertisements.