Nadal could not get on top in the second set from the very start. Van de Zandschulp zoomed out to 2-0 lead before Rafa won a game, then won the next two to go up 4-1. But then we saw the fighter.

Carlos Alcaraz reveals he hasn't met Rafael Nadal or spoken with him since the Spanish tennis icon's farewell at the Davis Cup Finals ... After Nadal lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in the ...

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal opened up about the end of his illustrious career, revealing the exact moment he realized ...

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Rafael Nadal has opened up on the moment he knew his tennis career was “over”. The Spaniard spent the better part of two ...

Toni Nadal had previously been highly critical of the tributes paid at last year's Davis Cup in Malaga, feeling that the occasion hadn't done justice to Rafa's extraordinary career. "The tribute ...

Sharing the stage with long-time rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for the best part of two decades, Nadal carved out a ...

Rafael Nadal lauds Jannik Sinner for ‘keeping focus’ during doping case - The Spanish great paid tribute to the next ...

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal finally shared the heart-wrenching moment of the career that made him realise that it was time for ...

Jannik Sinner has received plaudits from Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for keeping himself composed despite being hit by the ...

Rafael Nadal went on to win the Davis Cup four more times, in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2019 and also hung up his racket at the coveted event in 2024 after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the ...

Nadal decided to step down from the game last year after Spain lost at the Davis Cup. His family was by his side at his farewell. Rafael Nadal bid an emotional farewell to tennis as he announced ...