Carlos Alcaraz makes Rafa Nadal feelings clear with Davis Cup comments

Rafael Nadal volition discontinue astatine the property of 38 aft a trophy-laden vocation successful beforehand of an affectional Spanish assemblage aft the Davis Cup, with Carlos Alcaraz, the Wimbledon champion, determined to springiness him a fitting nonstop off

Carlos Alcaraz has claimed Rafa Nadal’s “farewell” to tennis is much important than the Davis Cup this week.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner volition discontinue astatine the property of 38 in beforehand of an affectional location assemblage successful Malaga. Nadal, who won the archetypal of his 5 Davis Cups successful 2004, has been dogged by injuries successful caller years.

And Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who played doubles with Nadal astatine the Olympics, said: “Rafa's farewell is much important than the Davis Cup.

"There are Davis Cups each year, but determination is lone 1 'farewell' to a tennis legend. Doing it successful a tourney truthful peculiar for him, which has meant truthful overmuch to him since that triumph successful 2004 against Andy Roddick. It volition beryllium precise peculiar and I anticipation helium tin discontinue with the title.

"This Davis Cup is astir apt the astir peculiar tourney of my career. My passionateness for representing Spain is 1 of the top things successful the world. Having Rafa astatine my side, knowing that it is his past tournament, makes it overmuch much special.

"Rafa deserves to extremity specified an important vocation with a title."

The 14-time French Open winner, Nadal, said: “I americium precise excited that my past tourney volition beryllium the last of the Davis Cup and representing my country. I deliberation I’ve travel afloat circle, due to the fact that 1 of my archetypal large joys arsenic a nonrecreational tennis subordinate was the Davis Cup last successful Seville successful 2004.”

Spain play their opening lucifer against Netherlands connected Tuesday with the last adjacent Sunday.