Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he — and everyone — knew might be the last match of his career, a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.
MALAGA, Spain : Rafael Nadal suffered defeat in what could be the final professional match of his glittering career as the 22-times Grand Slam champion lost 6-4 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup on Tuesday.
MALAGA, Spain : Soon-to-retire Rafael Nadal will open Spain's Davis Cup quarter-final against the Netherlands on Tuesday in a singles match against Botic van de Zandschulp, tournament officials said.
The season-ending Davis Cup final between Spain and Netherlands will be an emotional affair in the tennis fraternity and for sports as a whole as legendary Spanish star Rafael Nadal will bid goodbye to the sport after this match on his home soil. The 22-time Grand Slam champion and an Olympic gold medalist, Nadal has been one of the poster boys of the sport along with other two stars of the 'Big Three', Swiss legend Roger Federer and ace Serbian and Olympic gold medalist Novak Djokovic since last two decades.
MALAGA, Spain : Spain's Davis Cup captain David Ferrer will not reveal whether Rafael Nadal will feature in Tuesday's quarter-final against Netherlands until the 11th hour, with fans eager to get a final glimpse of the Mallorcan in action before he bows out from the sport.
MALAGA, Spain --Rafael Nadal said he is unsure what role he will play at the Davis Cup this week, but he added he is at peace with his decision to retire from the sport and said any emotion will be kept in check until after the Davis Cup finishes.
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal is aiming to cap his emotional farewell from tennis with another Davis Cup triumph in Malaga next week. Nadal, 38, has battled injuries over the past few years and the extent to which he can compete for his country is unknown, but all eyes will be on the 22-time Grand Slam winner. The veteran led Spain to victory in Madrid five years ago -- the last time they won the trophy and Nadal's fourth. However, he admitted Saturday that his role in Malaga may be limited to doubles rather than singles.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz said playing in Rafa Nadal's career farewell in the Davis Cup Final Eight will be the most special event he will play in his career.