Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles.
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his match against Jason Kubler of Australia during day five of the 2024 Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre on January 04, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia.
Nadal’s unrelenting, physical style of play — every point pursued as though it were his last, sprinting and sliding into place for that high-bouncing bullwhip of a lefty forehand — made him one of the greats of the game and the unquestioned King of Clay, the slow, red surface on which he dominated. Nadal hasn’t played since. His goodbye will also come while representing Spain, at Malaga in the Davis Cup.
Who among those who witnessed it could possibly forget Nadal vs. Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the 2022 French Open quarterfinals? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open final? And so on.
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