“I feel like this was my last match in my career” – Nadal commented on the defeat by Van de Zandshulp

Former world number one, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, commented on the defeat of Botik van de Zandshulp in the Davis Cup quarterfinal match between the national teams of Spain and the Netherlands.

Nadal lost the first singles game of the series with a score of 4:6. 4:6. Earlier, the 22-time Grand Slam winner said that this Davis Cup would be the last tournament in his career.

“I feel like this was my last singles match as a professional.” The moments leading up to this were emotional. I tried to do my best. I would like to thank the people who supported me from the stands. It was decided that I would play [на Кубке Дэвиса]. We knew there was a risk, but David (Ferrer, captain of the Spanish national team – ed.) saw how we all trained during the week and chose me, thinking only about sports. But I couldn’t win a point for my team. I have won many times, but now I have not succeeded.

I may only have a few hours left as a player, I hope not, but I’m not the team captain. It is he who makes the decisions that he considers best for the team. I think I trained well enough to play here. I just didn’t manage to perform as well as I would have liked. If I were David, I’d put another player in if we go further. But if on Friday he tells me that I need to go out and play, I will do it with great enthusiasm.

I will root for my team and hope that everything goes well. I lost my first match in the Davis Cup, and it was probably my last,” Punto de Break quotes Nadal.

The Spanish national team, despite Nadal’s defeat, retains its chances of reaching the semi-finals. The series score is 1:1, the decisive doubles match is underway. Thus, Nadal can still take to the courts during the tournament.