Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis on the finish of this season.
The 38-year-old will signify Spain in his ultimate look at subsequent month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.
Nadal has barely performed over the previous two seasons due to accidents and instructed final yr he may retire on the finish of the 2024 season.
In a video message launched on Thursday, Nadal stated: “I’m right here to let you already know I’m retiring from skilled tennis.
“The fact is that it has been some tough years, the final two particularly.
“I don’t suppose I’ve been in a position to play with out limitations.”
Nadal retires because the second-most profitable males’s singles participant of all time, behind solely long-time rival Novak Djokovic.
Dubbed the ‘King of Clay’, Nadal received the French Open singles title a file 14 instances, successful 112 of his 116 main matches at Roland Garros.
Nadal can also be a four-time US Open champion and received each the Australian Open and Wimbledon twice.
He additionally received Olympic singles and doubles gold and helped Spain to 5 Davis Cup titles, most lately in 2019.
BBC