MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands on Tuesday.

They have been treated to potentially the last match of Rafa Nadal's career and are now watching the heir to his throne, Carlos Alcaraz. I, for one, am very jealous. And, if those Spanish fans in ...

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement ... Injuries have caused persistent issues for Nadal across the last 12 months as the veteran 'King of Clay' has looked to manage his ...

Rafael Nadal to The National Rafael Nadal played the last professional match of his career at the Davis Cup last month after ...

Rafael Nadal of Team Spain waves to the crowd ... it's unknown now if it was his final match. In case it was the last time Nadal graced a tennis court in a professional tournament, the crowd ...

Rafael Nadal immediately became emotional ahead of his potential last match. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is retiring at this week's Davis Cup Finals. He was picked to face Botic van de ...

Rafael Nadal was considered only a red clay specialist in the early years of his career and few imagined that he could win ...

Rafa has a record of 345 wins in 391 matches played ... Tennis" as the tournament in which he would give his last performance. What makes Nadal so special in five-set matches?

Nadal's first break of the match? Not yet ... All it took for Rafa to stay in his last service game was a running backwards overhead off a lob, that maybe four other people on the planet would ...