Davis Cup 2024: Nadal highly anticipated for his last, matches and results

For the last time in his career, Rafael Nadal is playing in the Davis Cup. One last dance and some big emotions.

The Davis Cup finals begin on Tuesday, November 19 with the eight nations that qualified during the group stage, without France, which was eliminated a few months ago. Spain, Italy, the United States, Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada and Germany will be there. But what will be Rafael Nadal's role in this competition ? The Spanish legend has indicated that he is ready to sacrifice the singles matches.

“I want to help in any way I can, whether it's playing or not, just being there and doing what I can,” he added. “First, I have to see how I feel in practice. If I don't see myself really ready to have a chance to win singles, I'll be the first one not to want to play. Sometimes you see yourself ready and things go really bad."

"If I'm on the court, I hope I'm going to control myself because I'm here to help the team. Of course this will be my last week on the professional circuit. But this is a team event. The most important thing is to help the team, to stay focused on what you have to do. The rivalry is strong, the playing conditions are difficult. I'll save my emotions for the end. Before and during, I'll try to stay focused on what I have to do,” he said.

Latest updates

It's official, the Spaniard will play in Malaga for the match against the Netherlands. The Spaniard is lined up against the young Botic van de Zandschlup at 5:00 p.m.!

12:00 – Spain enters the competition tonight

First match of the Davis Cup finals, David Ferrer's Spain faces the Netherlands  starting at 5:00 p.m. this Tuesday, at the Palacio de Deportes Martin Carpena. It is not yet known who the players will be lined up for this first match and whether Rafael Nadal will play the match.