Rafael Nadal sent a brief, heartfelt reply to Novak Djokovic after his long-time rival missed his emotional farewell at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga on Friday

Spain’s Davis Cup captain, David Ferrer, has described Rafael Nadal’s farewell ceremony after his final match as “a bit sad” and “watered down.” In a candid interview, Ferrer highlighted the absence of “very important people” who had played key roles in Nadal’s illustrious career,

The 37-year-old from Belgrade will be one of the favorites at the next Australian Open, for which he will prepare with great dedication by also playing a tournament in the first week of January. Nole's focus will be totally directed towards the Grand Slam tournaments and the Davis Cup, to try to replicate the historic triumph obtained in 2011.

Jannik Sinner has joined the list of high-profile stars to send a heartfelt message to Rafael Nadal after the tennis icon’s retirement. Nadal played the last match of his staggering 23-year career in Spain’s Davis Cup quarter-final loss to the Netherlands in Malaga this week.

The who's who of the tennis world was expected to attend Rafael Nadal's Davis Cup farewell in Malaga, but they were nowhere to be seen when the tennis great played his final match.

In a moment that marked the end of an era, Rafael Nadal officially played his last tennis match on Tuesday at the Davis Cup, bidding an emotional farewell to the sport he dominated for over two decades.

"The farewell to someone as important as Rafa was watered down; very important people in his career were missing."

Rafael Nadal was forced to retire from tennis after a 20-year career in which he won a staggering 22 Grand Slam titles and spent a record 209 weeks at world No.1