The 2024 Davis Cup Finals were the last official event of Rafael Nadal’s amazing career. The Spanish legend hoped to help his team get far into Malaga, but the local idols’ run ended in the quarterfinals also due to some mistakes by captain David Ferrer.
Rafa’s farewell ceremony was quite disappointing and the organizers were criticized in the following days, but this does not affect the legacy of one of the greatest champions of the modern era. Although it was very painful, the 22-time Grand Slam champion made the right decision and would not have made much sense to play in 2025.
The former world number 1 had considered this hypothesis, but he realized that his body no longer met the requirements of a professional tennis player and that it would be impossible for him to compete to win the most prestigious titles.
The French Open and the Paris Olympics were the last goals of his glorious career, but the results did not live up to expectations for several reasons.
Moya answers a fan
The 14-time Roland Garros champion has already started to enjoy the second chapter of his life together with his beautiful family and will certainly devote his time to interesting projects in the coming years, Always staying in touch with the sport that made him famous all over the world.
Nadal’s retirement left his coach Carlos Moya ‘unemployed’. The latter became Rafa’s main coach from 2017, after Uncle Toni started to devote himself only to the Academy in Manacor.
On X a fan wondered what would be the future of Moya after the end of Nadal’s career and Carlos did not delay to answer. The former Spanish player has made it clear that he does not plan to coach any other players at the moment, wanting to enjoy his family after so many years around the world.
