Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis, posts video on social media

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis, with the Davis Cup finals next month set to be his final tournament in what has been an illustrious career. Nadal made the announcement in an emotional video on his social media, which received numerous responses from his fans.

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Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots pic.twitter.com/7yPRs7QrOi

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) October 10, 2024

Nadal posted the video saying, "Hello everyone. I’m here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis."

Nadal has been struggling with multiple injuries lately and has faced numerous delays and frustration in getting ready for tournaments.

"It has been a difficult decision. But for the last two years, I have been unable to perform without limitations," Nadal said in the video.

It will be a full circle for the 38-year-old who started his career by representing Spain in the Davis Cup back in 2004 as well.

Winning the French Open title a record 14-times, which is one of the four Grand Slams in the sport of lawn tennis, Nadal has etched his name into the history books and will be remembered forever for his passionate and aggressive style of play throughout his career.

Here is Rafael Nadal's full list of achievements - 

Rafael Nadal Career Achievements
Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
2005	French Open	Clay	Mariano Puerta	6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
2006	French Open (2)	Clay	Roger Federer	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2007	French Open (3)	Clay	Roger Federer	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008	French Open (4)	Clay	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008	Wimbledon	Grass	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
2009	Australian Open	Hard	Roger Federer	7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
2010	French Open (5)	Clay	Robin Söderling	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
2010	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Tomáš Berdych	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2010	US Open	Hard	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2011	French Open (6)	Clay	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
2012	French Open (7)	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
2013	French Open (8)	Clay	David Ferrer	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
2013	US Open (2)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2014	French Open (9)	Clay	Novak Djokovic	3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
2017	French Open (10)	Clay	Stan Wawrinka	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
2017	US Open (3)	Hard	Kevin Anderson	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2018	French Open (11)	Clay	Dominic Thiem	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
2019	French Open (12)	Clay	Dominic Thiem	6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2019	US Open (4)	Hard	Daniil Medvedev	7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
2020	French Open (13)	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–0, 6–2, 7–5
2022	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Daniil Medvedev	2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
2022	French Open (14)	Clay	Casper Ruud	6–3, 6–3, 6–0