Love, Set, Match: Rafael Nadal all set to marry longtime girlfriend Mery Perello

Former world number one Rafael Nadal is all set to get married to his longtime girlfriend Mery Perello following the recent engagement of the couple.

The 32-year-old has proposed Perello for marriage and soon, the two will tie the knot. The same was confirmed by the ATP in a recent tweet.

Earlier, Nadal had shared his desire to have children. He said he is a 'family guy' and is looking forward to having his own brood.

@RafaelNadal is officially off the market after proposing to his girlfriend Maria Francisca "Xisca" Perello

Congratulations Rafa!  pic.twitter.com/LkSckpHVxr

— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) January 30, 2019

At the end of last year, he spoke: "I would love to have children, boys, girls… I’m a person who loves kids and I’m a family guy.

"But also I tell you that the reality is, the years keep passing, I would like to start to do all of this when my sporting life determines it.

"You have to suit situations you know. Having family? I don’t know, things are not easy to be predicted. At this age, I thought that I would have already been a former player and that I would have started a family."

The Spaniard recently appeared in the Australian Open where he was defeated by world number one Novak Djokovic in the final match of the Grand Slam event.

Nadal has won a total of 17 Major titles and has been a runner up in eight Grand Slam events. Famously known as the 'king of clay', he has bagged a total of 11 French Open titles, highest by anyone in the history of tennis.