The athlete has faced injury problems, which limited him to less than 25 official games in the last two seasons
and the captain of the Spanish national team, , have not yet commented on the tennis player’s participation in Final 8 of the Davis Cup, which could be his last tournament before retirement. The team is preparing to face the team in the quarter-finals, which will take place in Malaga. At 38 years old, Nadal announced that he intends to step away from the professional circuit after the Davis Cup. The athlete has faced injury problems, which limited him to less than 25 official games in the last two seasons. In his words, “it doesn’t make sense to continue knowing that I don’t have a real chance of being competitive.”
Since the Paris Olympics in August, Nadal has not played any official matches. In the competition, he was defeated by Novak Djokovic and also lost in the doubles, alongside Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish team for the Davis Cup features players such as Alcaraz, Marcel Granollers, Roberto Bautista Agut and Pedro Martinez.
In addition to the clash between Spain and the Netherlands, the Davis Cup quarterfinals will include other duels, such as Germany against Canada, Italy facing Argentina and the United States facing Australia. The semi-finals are scheduled for the 22nd and 23rd, while the grand final will take place on the 24th.
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Posted by Luisa dos Santos
