“The last few years have been very difficult, especially the last two years,” he said. This has been a difficult decision that took me a long time to make, but everything that begins in this life has an end, and I think this is the right time to end that long and very successful career , which I had never even imagined. I am very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis Cup final, in which I will represent my country. “I feel like it’s completing a circle, because one of my first great moments of happiness was the (Davis Cup) final in Seville in 2004.”
Remained number 1 for 209 weeks continuously
A 92-time tour-level champion who spent 209 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, Nadal has been one of the leading stars on the ATP Tour since turning professional in 2001. Her 22 Grand Slam titles include a record 14 at Roland Garros. She has also won four US Open titles and won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon twice. Nadal also won Olympic singles and doubles gold and helped lead Spain to five Davis Cup titles, most recently in 2019.
