Rafael Nadal suffered defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup Finals on Tuesday in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard’s career.
Nadal is retiring from professional tennis after the team event in Malaga, and he will not get to play again if Spain lose the second singles match against the Netherlands later.
Carlos Alcaraz will face Tallon Griekspoor in the other singles, and if the Wimbledon champion can level up the best-of-three series, Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers will take on Van de Zandschulp and Wesley Koolhof in the deciding doubles rubber.
Van de Zandschulp said: “The crowd was tough. Understandable. That’s what it is to play in Spain against Rafa. He’s the biggest sportsman here that ever lived. It’s a really special event.
“It’s tough to close a match against him. Knowing it could be his last… I just went for it and it helped at the end.”
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