Rafael Nadal, the undisputed king of the tennis court, has said goodbye to his career. Spain lost in the David Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, and with this, Nadal’s career also ended.
In the final match, the Spanish giant faced Botik van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands and lost 6-4, 6-4.
With this defeat, Rafael Nadal ended his colorful tennis career of 20 years. In the quarter finals of the Davis Cup, the Netherlands team won against Spain by 2-1. With this defeat, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to his career.
Following is the list of Rafael Nadal’s achievements in these twenty years…
1080 singles win
92 singles awards
63 Singles Awards (Clay Court)
36 Masters Awards (1000 30s)
30 Grand Slam finals
22 Grand Slam titles
14 Roland Garros titles
2 Olympics gold medals.
After Novak Djokovic (24) the record of highest Grand Slam player is also held by Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard has won a record 22 Grand Slams in his career. In addition, he has won the US Open 4 times, Wimbledon 2 times and Australian Open 2 times.
Rafael Nadal was known as the king of clay court. As a proof of this, he won 63 singles titles on clay court. In particular, he created history by winning the Grand Slam title 14 times on the clay court of the French Open.
Now, Rafael Nadal has said goodbye with tears after losing the last tournament of his career.