T he next few days will be very emotional for all tennis fans, as Rafael Nadal will play the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, the last official event of his glorious career, a tourname

The 38-year-old Nadal has been on tour for more than 20 years and is the second member of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis to stop playing. Roger Federer announced his departure in 2022, while Novak Djokovic is still near the top of the game.

However - as the months went by - he had almost changed his mind and had opened up the possibility of playing some tournaments in 2025 as well. For this reason, Rafa did not want to receive any tribute from the organizers of the Masters 1000 in Rome and the French Open.

Rafael Nadal has arrived in Malaga for the final tournament of his career and Tournament Director Feliciano Lopez has said a decision has yet to be made on what role he will play in the Spain team. Nadal could play his last matches as early as next Tuesday when Spain take on the Netherlands in a quarter-final tie of an event that is played over a straight knock-out format.

Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event: He will be part of Spain's team at the Davis Cup finals