MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal wanted to play his last match before retiring in Spain, representing Spain and wearing the red uniform used by Spain's Davis Cup squad. “The feeling to play for your country, the feeling to play for your teammates

The final match of Rafael Nadal’s legendary career left nary a dry eye in the house — including the tennis star himself. Nadal, 38, was visibly emotional while the Spanish national anthem played before his Davis Cup match against the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday 19.

Tributes from all over the world continue to celebrate the legendary career of Rafael Nadal. While we have seen players, fans, and media pay homage to the "King of Clay," none are doing a better job than his sponsors. Of course, Nike helped take over the ...

Rafael Nadal's retirement leaves a huge gap on the court, but at least a few things he stood for will forever remain.

Rafael Nadal is heading into retirement after Spain was eliminated from the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old Nadal announced in October that he would retire from professional tennis after the team event, which is being played in southern Spain.

He also spent his entire career battling his own body, with Nadal’s injuries both acute and chronic carving the trajectory of his career and to an extent the way he played tennis. King of clay. Warrior.

Rafael Nadal has issued an eight-word reply to the classy tribute he received from his great rival Novak Djokovic following his retirement. The legendary Spaniard was beaten by Botic van de Zandschulp in the final match of his remarkable career at the Davis Cup Final 8 stage this week.

The who's who of the tennis world was expected to attend Rafael Nadal's Davis Cup farewell in Malaga, but they were nowhere to be seen when the tennis great played his final match.

Everything has been calculated. Rafael Nadal's earnings on professional courts amount to 127.8 million euros, which is about 133 million dollars. On Tuesday night, Rafael Nadal's tennis career came to an end.

Spain’s Davis Cup captain David Ferrer has explained his decision to select Rafael Nadal to play singles in his legendary countryman’s farewell event. The former world No 3 declared he was “confident that Rafa is a competitive beast” and added he “had to give him that opportunity.