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Rafael Nadal won 22 grand slam titles.
On the morning of Thursday, October 10, Rafael Nadal announced that he would be bringing the curtains down in November 2024. Nadal stated his plan to officially retire following the 2024 Davis Cup Finals to be held in Malaga, Spain. It will mark the end of a two-decade career that gave the sport and his fans countless memories.

“In this life, everything has a beginning and an end,” the 38-year-old began in the video announcing his retirement released on October 10.

After two years of leaving no stone unturned to fix his bad hip and return to the tour, the Spaniard reconciled himself to the fact that he wasn’t going to succeed. In 2005, Nadal recouped from a career-threatening injury to win 36 ATP 1000 titles and two Olympic Golds among his many achievements.

The former World No. 1 stated that it has been a difficult two years, and he hasn’t been able to “play without limitations.”

‘I think it’s the appropriate time to end a career that has been longer and more successful than I could have ever imagined,’ Nadal added before signing off.

sooner than word of Nadal’s retirement became public, tributes started pouring in for the 14-time French Open titlists. Tennis legends Billie Jean King, Rod Laver and Nadal’s longtime rival and good friend, Roger Federer, opened the floodgates.

Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur, Katie Boulter, Andy Roddick and Dominic Thiem were some of the other players who took to social media to share their thoughts on Nadal’s retirement.

Not to be left out, fellow Spaniard Paula Badosa, Ch