Rafael Nadal's career ended a couple of months ago, after the Spanish legend played his last match at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. The last dance of the 22-time Grand Slam champion disappointed the expectations of fans and insiders, not only because Spain was prematurely eliminated against the Netherlands.

Rafael Nadal has not played a match in over two months after retiring from tennis, but the Spaniard has still managed to climb the ATP rankings in that time

At 38, Rafa Nadal has officially called time on his legendary career, marking the end of an era in tennis. On October 10, 2024, Nadal announced his retirement in an emotional video, citing ongoing physical limitations and challenges over the past two years.

In a surprising turn of events, legendary Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has moved up two spots in the ATP Rankings. This is despite the fact that he retired from the sport professionally over two months ago. The 38-year-old is now the 171st-ranked ATP player, just behind British star Dan Evans.

On this day 13 years ago, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal pushed the limits of our game to a new level! Two legends battled in the 2012 Australian Open final and produced a cracker, with the Serb prevailing 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 in five hours and 53 minutes!

Rafael Nadal has climbed the ATP world rankings despite not playing a match in over two months following his retirement from tennis. The 'king of clay' took to the court for the final time in November, losing to Botic van de Zandschulp as Spain were beaten by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.

"There has been a growing suspicion around Novak, due to his expressions or histrionics, casting doubt on the authenticity of his injuries."

Rafael Nadal's uncle and former coach, Toni Nadal, has questioned the legitimacy of Novak Djokovic's thigh injury that forced him to retire during his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev.