Nadal Adds Marcaccio To Coaching Team

Rafael Nadal announced Monday that Gustavo Marcaccio has joined his coaching team ahead of the 2023 ATP Tour season.

In an Instagram post sharing the news, Nadal said that Argentina’s Marcaccio has worked at his academy since April 2021, calling him “a good addition to the team”. “It will surely help us a lot to continue on the path,” Nadal posted in Spanish, looking forward to the new year.

Marcaccio previously coached countryman Guido Pella from 2016-18 and has been the sub-captain for the Argentina Davis Cup team since 2018. He has also worked with Argentines Juan Monaco and Maximo Gonzalez, as well as Ecuador’s Giovanni Lapentti in the past. On the Hologic WTA Tour, Marcaccio has coached Svetlana Kuznetsova and Paula Ormaechea.

A former college player at Arizona State University, he reached a career-high of No. 284 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in 2004.

Nadal’s announcement comes three days after the Spaniard shared that longtime coach Francisco Roig was leaving his team to “start a new personal project as a coach”.