Nadal’s retirement announcement marks the end of an era. Here’s all you need to know about his superlative career.
Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis after this year’s Davis Cup final, ending a career that brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired rivalries with fellow greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
“I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” Nadal said on Thursday in a video on social media.
“It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.”
Nadal, 38, is set to end his career as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
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