Speaking with ‘Onda Cero’, his coach Carlos Moya discussed Nadal’s farewell ceremony: "The feeling we all have is that the farewell was careless and shabby. It's true that it was a Tuesday night, but they had months in advance and it was known that if Spain lost, Rafa would retire. Nadal is very much above all this.”

Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis icon who defined an era, ended his incredible career in an emotional farewell after Spain’s Davis Cup exit on Wednesday in

It was an emotional farewell from tennis for Nadal this week after Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga

Spain’s Davis Cup captain David Ferrer has explained his decision to select Rafael Nadal to play singles in his legendary countryman’s farewell event. The former world No 3 declared he was “confident that Rafa is a competitive beast” and added he “had to give him that opportunity.