Botic Van de Zandschulp retires the King Of Clay Rafael Nadal in Davis Cup Finals 2024

King Of Clay Rafael Nadal has played the last game of his career against Botic Van de Zandschulp as he loses to the Dutch in straight sets wit scores of 6-4 in each set as he ends his career in the match. The King Of Clay will finally hang up his racquet after a prolific career which in his first Davis Cup match of the season.

The Davis Cup had begun and this was the moment people were waiting for Rafael Nadal who was up against Botic Van de Zanschulp in what could have possibly been the last game of his career. The crowd were still backing the King Of Clay to win the game and continue to play as much as he can in the last tournament of the season. Even though the King was not in his prime he was still the favorite in Malaga this season.

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Van de Zandschulp retires the King of Clay

There was no doubt a big cheer as this was possibly going to be the last and final appearance of Nadal on the court. Though we wanted a different result we unforetunately had to face disappointment. Although we saw glimpses of a vintage Nadal in the second set, in the end it was the Van de Zandschulp who got the better of the Spanish legend as he gets the first points for Netherlands in the match as well. This was also the last time we were going to see the 22-time Grand Slam winner on the court as well.

Though this was not the way we wanted Nadal to end his career, we still have to respect him for giving it his all and entertaining the fans for a long time. It has been a great career for him and it will still be a privillege for him to play his last and final game in front of his home crowd who backed him throughout the match.