“It has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” the Spanish star said in a video announcing the news Thursday.
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announced his retirement Thursday at age 38.
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner known for his dominance on Europe's clay courts and his on-court rivalry with Roger Federer, said he would play his final match in November's Davis Cup.
“It has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” the Spanish star said in a video, referencing the latter, injury-plagued years of his career. "I don't think I've been able to play without limitations."
Nadal boasts a record 14 titles from the French Open, and two from both Wimbledon and the Australian Open. His most recent two Slams arrived in 2022, pushing him ahead of Federer for the then-record of 20 Grand Slam titles for a man.
Federer announced his retirement when he was 41 at the end of the 2022 season. Both he and Nadal have since been surpassed in Grand Slams by Novak Djokovic, who reached 24 by winning last year’s U.S. Open.
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"The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don't think I have been able to play without limitations." he said.
"It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make.
"But, in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.
"And I think it's the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined."
He achieved a series of incredible records on clay but was an all-time great on all surfaces.
But the 14-time French Open winner, who also boasts four US Open titles and won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, has struggled with various injuries over the last few years.
Nadal admitted in May last year he was staring at the end of his career and that he hoped to be able to play a final year on tour in 2024.
"I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country," the tennis star said in Thursday's video post.
He said the tournament would bring a fitting end to his career because "one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Sevilla in 2004".
Spain defeated the United States with a then 18-year-old Nadal victorious against the USA's Andy Roddick.
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