End Of An Era As Rafael Nadal Aims For Winning Davis Cup Farewell

Nadal's last dance perhaps comes in a fitting circumstance, where he will be surrounded by his home crowd, and teammates, including Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers. However, Nadal urged not to make the tie in Malaga about his farewell, but more about Spain and their aim to win their first Davis Cup title since 2019.

Nadal and his team will be up against Netherlands, which will feature the likes of Wesley Koolhof and Tallon Griekspoor, in the Final 8. A win could see them in a tie against Germany or Canada in the semis on Friday. The other side of the draw has world no. 1 Jannik Sinner's Italy, the defending champions, along with the USA, Australia and Argentina.

Earlier last week, Spain captain David Ferrer revealed that Nadal is certain to play the doubles, which sparked hopes of a possible return of 'Nadalcaraz' to Spain. However, on Monday, on the eve of the match, Nadal dropped a bombshell revelation saying he isn't quite sure of his role in the match.