TENNIS LEGEND RAFAEL NADAL TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE SEASON

Twenty-two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Rafael Nadal has announced he will be retiring from tennis at the end of the current season.

Nadal, 38, will take to the court for the final time when he plays for Spain in the David Cup Finals in Malaga next month.

“I am here to let you know I am retiring from professional tennis,” he said in a message. “The reality is that it has been some difficult years, the last two especially.

“I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations.”

During his career, Nadal won two Australian Opens, 14 French Opens, two Wimbledon titles and four US Opens.