Rafael Nadal bade an emotional farewell at the 2024 Davis Cup Finals. His match with Botic van de Zandschulp ended in a 6-4 6-4 defeat and was the last of his astonishing career.

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd during a tribute after playing his last match as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national ...

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands on Tuesday.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem Tuesday before what he — and ...

You made Spain proud … you made the whole tennis world proud.” When Federer left the sport by playing a doubles match at the Laver Cup in September 2022, his partner was Nadal.

At least he was in a joking mood after the result put a stop to his 29-match winning streak in Davis Cup singles. The only other blemish on his record, which stood at 29-1 entering Tuesday, came ...

The 22-time Grand Slam champion, 38, loses to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in a Davis Cup quarterfinal. “I achieved more than I ever believed possible,” says Nadal, who announced ...

Spain's Rafael Nadal during a tribute after playing his last match as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, on ...

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what will be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career. That's ...