London
(ANI):
Shakira
says
she
decided
to
cast
Rafael
Nadal
opposite
her
in
a
new
music
video
because
she
"identifies" with
the
Spanish
tennis
star.
The
33-year-old
Colombian
singer
sparked
romance
rumours
with
Nadal
when
both
of
them
were
snapped
meeting
shortly
before
they
filmed
a
racy
promo
for
Shakira''s
new
track
Gypsy.
Nadal's
rep
rubbished
the
rumours
earlier
this
month
and
now
Shakira
has
opened
up
about
her
relationship
with
him.
"I
thought
that
maybe
I
needed
someone
(in
the
video)
I
could
in
some
way
identify
with.
And
Rafael
Nadal
is
a
person
who
has
been
totally
committed
to
his
career
since
he
was
very
young,
since
he
was
17,
I
believe," the
Daily
Star
quoted
Shakira,
as
saying.
She
added:
"(The
song
represents
my)
way
of
living
and
seeing
life.
I've
been
on
the
road
since
I
was
very
young,
so
that''s
where
the
gypsy
metaphor
comes
from."