After the defeat to Netherlands in the quarter-finals, not only Spain’s journey in Davis Cup ended but also the career of tennis great Rafael Nadal came to an end. After ruling the world tennis for two decades, Nadal said goodbye to the game with tears in his eyes. (Photo: AFP)
Nadal represented Spain in the first match of Davis Cup, in which he had to face defeat in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. With this, even after leaving tennis, Nadal created history. He has become the only player in this game who has lost his first and last match in Davis Cup. Apart from that, all the matches in between have been won. Nadal also lost his first Davis Cup match played in 2004. (Photo: AFP)
Rafael Nadal’s tennis career has been witness to many historical records. He has 22 Grand Slams to his name. He is the second tennis star to win so many Grand Slams. Many stars have come, shone and gone in tennis, but only Nadal got the tag of King of Clay because out of his 22 Grand Slams, he has won the French Open title maximum 14 times. (Photo: AFP)
Talking about other achievements of Nadal’s career, he has won 1080 singles. He remained world number 1 for 209 consecutive weeks. He has 92 singles titles to his name, out of which 63 singles titles have been won only on clay courts. Rafael Nadal also has 2 gold medals in his name on the Olympic court, he became ATP Player of the Year 5 times and ended the year as world number one 5 times. (Photo: AFP)
Rafael Nadal’s eyes became moist as he played his last match in Davis Cup 2024. The eyes of his family became moist. He described that moment as emotional. While retiring, Nadal said that he wants the world to remember him as a good person. The children who follow him should dream even bigger dreams than him. Achieve more than that in life.
