Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players in history, will retire after the Davis Cup in November in Malaga, Spain, he announced Thursday. The "King of Clay" will step away with more than 1,000 career singles victories,

Nadal won his first Grand Slam in 2005; he won his 22nd in 2022, 17 years later. The player he vanquished for that final major title, Casper Ruud, had grown up idolising Nadal. He was barely at primary school when the Spaniard won his first French Open title 17 years before they met.

Having previously teased retirement without wanting to use that specific term, Rafael Nadal has confirmed his legendary tennis career will come to an