MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem Tuesday before what he — and everyone ...

Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he - and everyone - knew might ...

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd during a tribute after playing his last match as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga ...

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what will be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career.

If Rafael Nadal's final match before retirement ends up being Tuesday's Davis Cup loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands, he went out exactly the way he should: fighting. The ...

Rafael Nadal lost his match for Spain in the Davis Cup against the Netherlands Spain were beaten in the tie, meaning Nadal's glittering career came to an end Rafael Nadal's glorious career is over ...

Rafael Nadal was on home turf, as he was for much of his 2024 comeback. (Jorge Guerrero / AFP via Getty Images) Credit must go to Van de Zandschulp for staying zen.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after their second-round match on day three of the Paris Olympics at Roland Garros on July 29, 2024. Oscar J. Barroso—Europa Press/Getty Images.

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what could be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career.

The result ended Rafael Nadal’s 29-match winning streak in Davis Cup singles. The only other blemish on his record came in his debut all the way back in 2004.