Overview
- Netflix released Rafa on May 29, 2026, after a world premiere in Madrid on May 20, and the four-episode series runs about four hours of interviews, archival clips and home footage.
- The film discloses that Nadal has Mueller–Weiss syndrome and shows how a 7mm shoe insole and repeated anesthetic and anti‑inflammatory treatments shaped his body and career.
- Nadal candidly says long-term anti‑inflammatory use contributed to intestinal damage, a claim shown on camera and central to the documentary’s medical throughline.
- Director Zach Heinzerling says he spent roughly a year filming and another year editing with access to Nadal’s personal home movies and no explicit editorial restrictions.
- The series examines Toni Nadal’s role as coach, the arrival of Carlos Moyà, and Nadal’s 2024 farewell season to show how physical limits, relationships and family life led him to retire and refocus his priorities.