Rafael Nadal the football star beats Novak Djokovic in a friendly penalty shoot-out

Besides being a tennis star Rafael Nadal is also a good football player. The World No1 as a child was good at both sports but chose tennis over football as a teenager as he was unable to give equal attention to both.

On the tennis courts since Nadal's US Open win when he was in the pink of form Novak Djokovic got the better of the Spaniard towards the end of the tennis season.

But Nadal was in for a upper hand as the tennis rivals took to the football field in Argentina. A loss to Djokovic in the ATP finals in London as well as in an exhibition match in Chile last week, Nadal got sweet revenge as he won the penalty shoot-out in their football encounter.

On the tennis field too Argentina seemed to have a plus for the Spaniard as he beat the Serb in an exhibition match, momentum that he took to the football match as well it seems.

Wearing Boca jerseys, the World No1 and 2 tennis players played in the Boca Juniors vs All Boys game. In football, Nadal beat Djokovic 3-1 which must have been to the joy of his footballer uncle Miguel Angel Nadal who played for Spain and Barcelona in the early 2000s.

Singer and actor Will Smith was in the crowd watching the action as Nadal and Djokovic entertained fans with their feet rather than their hands.

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