Nadal could not get on top in the second set from the very start. Van de Zandschulp zoomed out to 2-0 lead before Rafa won a game, then won the next two to go up 4-1. But then we saw the fighter ...

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands on Tuesday.

After securing his eighth career win over a Top 10 player by defeating Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells, Botic van de ...

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam winner ... The Spaniard lost against the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets 4-6, 4-6. The 38-year looked a shadow of himself, and hence it ...

Lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp scored a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over 24-time Major champion Novak Djokovic in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open 2025 on Saturday, March 8.

Rafael Nadal may have played the final singles match of his career after losing Spain’s Davis Cup quarter-final opener against the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4 in Malaga on ...