Rafael Nadal has retired from tennis. The 38-year-old Nadal’s tennis career ended when Spain withdrew from the Davis Cup. Spain was defeated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. In his final match, Nadal lost to Botic van der Zschulp 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match in Malaga. This was Nadal’s first official match since losing to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. In Paris, he lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round of singles. He had to lose to Carlos Alcaraz in the doubles quarterfinals.
After losing the Davis Cup, Nadal delivered an emotional farewell speech. The veteran who has won 22 Grand Slams said after the loss that he lost his first Davis Cup match and now he has also lost his last match. In this way he completes a cycle.
Rafael Nadal, 38, is considered one of the greatest tennis players in the world. He is the tennis star with the second most Grand Slams after Novak Djokovic. Djokovic has 24 titles while Nadal has won 22. As the most successful player at the French Open, he is also known as the King of Red Sandstone. Among 22 Grand Slam titles, he won 14 French Open titles. In addition, he has won the US Open Championship 4 times, Wimbledon and the Australian Open Championship 2 times each. In addition, he also won the gold medal in tennis singles at the 2008 Olympics.
The male player with the most Grand Slam singles titles
- Novak Djokovic – 24
- Rafael Nadal – 22
- Roger Federer – 20
- Pete Sampras – 14
- Roy Emerson – 12
