Rafael Nadal is on court in Malaga as Spain kicks off its Davis Cup Final 8 campaign against the Netherlands.
The former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings and 22-time Grand Slam champion, who is competing in the final event of his career, is playing Botic van de Zandschulp in the opening rubber of the quarter-final tie.
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Nadal, who has not competed in a tour-level match since his second-round loss to Novak Djokovic in late July at the Paris Olympics, is chasing his sixth Davis Cup title with Spain. The second singles rubber of Tuesday’s tie will feature Carlos Alcaraz taking on Tallon Griekspoor. Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers are currently scheduled to meet Wesley Koolhof and Van de Zandschulp in the doubles rubber, should it be required.
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