Two-time Olympic champion, 22-time Grand Slam winner, Spaniard Rafael Nadal officially confirmed his retirement, Sports.kz reports with reference to Match TV.
The 38-year-old tennis player lost his singles match in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Following the results of three meetings, the Spanish team lost to the Netherlands and ended the fight in the tournament. After the defeat, Rafael admitted that he felt in advance that this was the last match of his career.
“Nobody likes it when it gets to this point.” I'm not tired of playing tennis. My body doesn’t want to play tennis anymore,” Nadal said during his farewell speech at the tournament.
Nadal left the court to the applause of the spectators…
