Rafa Nadal arrived in Malaga “prepared” to participate in the Davis Cup and retire

Rafa Nadal landed this Thursday afternoon in Malaga to begin preparations with the Spanish national team this Friday. The Davis Cup final will take place at the Martin Karpena Stadium next week, from 19 to 24 November.in which this will be the last tournament for the Balearic player who decided to end his professional career.

Accompanied by his trainer Carlos Moya, wearing a black cap and a white T-shirt with the iconic “LET’S GO” slogan written in capital letters.With his battle cry for every match, Nadal landed at the private flights terminal of Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga. There, former tennis player Feliciano Lopez, the tournament director, was waiting for him, with whom he rode in a van straight to the concentration hotel for Davis Cup players, the Higueron Resort in the coastal town of Fuengirola, twenty minutes by car from the Palace. sports Jose Maria Martin Carpena, Davis Cup headquarters.

Upon his arrival, a dozen fans were waiting for him, whom Nadal catered to by signing autographs and taking photographs. With a shy smile, he immediately answered questions from the media present: “Certainly! I’m ready, otherwise I wouldn’t be here.” – answered the Mallorcan tennis player.

This Friday, first thing in the morning, the tennis player from Manacor is scheduled to test the center court of Martin Carpena in the first training session of the Spanish team, which Carlos Alcaraz will still be absent because he is in Turin (Italy) playing in the ATP Finals.

It is not yet known what Rafael Nadal’s role will be in his final competition as a professional, and this decision will have to be confirmed by Navy captain David Ferrer, but what is certain is that The Davis Cup will be a tribute to his legacy as a tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam titles.

Spain open the competition next Tuesday against the Netherlands. in the first of four quarter-final matches (17:00), all tickets were sold out several weeks in advance and were resold at exorbitant prices due to the expectations generated by tennis player Manacori.

Malaga turned to Nadal and in the same week, at the Ciudad de Malaga stadium, a large canvas with the motto “Thank you, Rafa” was unfurled, covering an area of ​​2,600 square meters with the silhouette of the best Spanish tennis player of all time, about fifteen meters tall. . height.