The tennis world will bid him goodbye at the Davis Cup final in November, where he teams up with his protege, Carlos Alcaraz, to represent his country before hanging up his racket for good.

Novak Djokovic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the Shanghai Masters final, but he looked lost after Rafael Nadal's retirement post. The Big Four era has lost three men.

Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the top 10, and so on — and, without a doubt,

Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis legend who won 22 grand slam titles over the course of his career, on Thursday announced he will retire from professional tennis next month. Nadal turned pro at age 15,

Rafa has given his all for this sport and had a career that was much longer than expected, considering the many injuries he suffered and his particularly physical style of play. 2024 was supposed to be a farewell tour for the 22-time Grand Slam champion, who hoped to get some big results before retiring.

A passage from the Rudyard Kipling poem “If” is written on the wall of the players’ entrance to Wimbledon’s Centre Court. “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters both the same,” it reads. Competitors can glance at Kipling’s writing before they take to the London grass.

Rafa Nadal, now 38, said his farewell tennis tournament will come next month when he represents Spain in the Davis Cup finals.

Rafael Nadal announced his retirement on his Instagram account on October 10, 2024. The Spaniard expressed his desire to finish his career at the Davis Cup finals with Spain.