Davis Cup 2024 Finals: Spanish Tennis Icon Rafael Nadal To Compete In Singles Action At His Swansong

After a lot of speculation, it has been officially determined that Rafael Nal will be competing in singles action at 2024 Davis Cup Finals. At Malaga, Spanish tennis icon will be entering Davis Cup Finals tie between Spain and Nerlands, where he will be representing his home side and will battle against Botic van de Zandschulp. Rafael Nal will be retiring, and Davis Cup Final will be his swansong.  

Rafael Nal All Set For Singles Action In Davis Cup 2024 Finals 

Rafael Nal, 22-time Grand Slam champion, was selected to play singles for Spain against Nerlands on Tuesday at Davis Cup Final 8, which is his final competition before retiring.  On Day 1 of competition, which took place on an indoor hard court at sold-out Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in sourn Spain, lineups for both nations were revealed approximately one hour prior to start of ir quarterfinal match.

first singles match will pit 38-year-old Rafael Nal against 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, followed by a match between No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and No. 40 Tallon Griekspoor of Nerlands. Despite winning 29 straight Davis Cup singles matches, Rafael Nal hasn't participated in an official match in three and a half months. Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers will play Van de Zandschulp and Wesley Koolhof in doubles on Tuesday to decide which team vances to semifinals if best-of-three match series is tied at one all after singles.

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After two seasons of limited plays due to injuries, including hip surgery in June 2023, Nal declared last month that he would retire from tennis after Davis Cup. Over last two years, he has only played in 23 matches, going 12-7 in singles in 2024. 

It was to be Nal's first meaningful match since early August at Paris Olympics , where he lost to Novak Djokovic in second round of singles and lost to Alcaraz in doubles quarterfinals. Van de Zandschulp defeated Alcaraz at U.S. Open. 

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[With AP Inputs]