‘We close the circle’: Rafa Nadal makes emotional exit after Davis Cup defeat
- Nadal ends career after Spain beaten by Netherlands
- ‘The truth is that you never want to get to this point’
Rafael Nadal says he has “closed the circle” on his time in tennis as his storied career came to an end at the Davis Cup in Málaga.
“It’s in some ways good, maybe, if that was my last match,” said Nadal, smiling, immediately after his singles match. “I lost my first match in the Davis Cup, and I lost my last one. So we close the circle.”
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