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Rafael Nadal retires: 22-time Grand Slam champion confirms retirement from tennis aged 38

Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest players of all time, confirms his retirement from tennis.

www.bbc.co.uk

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis at the end of this season.

The 38-year-old will represent Spain in his final appearance at next month's Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.

The second most successful man in Tennis and by far the best on clay. What's more sad with all these greats retiring recently is there really aren't any younger ones to fill the voids. I bet Murray wishes he was 10 years younger.

 

[SJRB]

Everyone wishes they were 10 years younger.

End of an era for sure, incredible tennis player and sportsman.

 

[Diddy X]

Who's first??

 

[AJUMP23]

He had a good career.

 

[Hookshot]

Who's first??

Novak Djokovic but he's not got long left in him either.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[RagnarokIV]

All I know about tennis is that if you spend too much time jerking off you get a type of arthritis called tennis elbow.

 

[Lord Panda]

Novak Djokovic but he's not got long left in him either.

Federer (and Nadal) will always be first ... in my heart.

I think Djokovic still has a couple of grandslams left in him.

Alcaraz and Sinner are phenoms but they're not quite up there personality and charisma wise as the big three.

 

[gow3isben]

Alcaraz and Sinner are absolutely on the Big 3’s level when they were that young age

A step below Nadal on clay or prime Federer on grass but in a couple years I can see them reaching about that level.

And Medvedev is better than Murray was

 

[12Goblins]

The dark age of tennis impending