Tennis champion leaves after brilliant career

Malaga, Spain | Rafael Nadal His remarkable tennis career ended on Tuesday He is going into retirement after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the 8th Davis Cup Final.

Nadal, 38, has played on tour for more than two decades and has won 22 Grand Slam titles, 14 of which came on his favorite clay at the French Open, and 92 singles titles overall. He reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings and spent the longest consecutive stretch in history (almost 18 full years) in the top 10 until playing sparingly over the last two seasons due to various injuries.

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