No fairytale ending as Nadal bows out with defeat

'In some ways it is good, maybe, if that was my last match because I lost my first match in the Davis Cup and I lost my last one. We close the circle'   IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal waves at......

'You made me re-imagine my game': Federer's emotional tribute to Nadal

'Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.' IMAGE: Roger Federer with Rafael Nadal during the Laver Cup doubles match on September 23, 2022. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Roger Federer paid......

Rafael Nadal's India Connections

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Lars Burgsmuller in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros, May 23, 2005. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters   Rafael Nadal is preparing......

Djokovic: The last of tennis' legendary "Big Four"

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his quarter final match against Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik . Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters Former world number one Novak Djokovic, the......

Stay humble: Nadal's message to GenNext

IMAGE: As a child Carlos Alcaraz had watched Rafael Nadal and was grateful for the ‘immense gift’ of playing alongside him at the Paris Olympics earlier this year which was held at......