Tennis-Rafa Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis at end of season

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(Reuters) – Spain’s Rafa Nadal, who won 22-grand slam singles title, said on Thursday he was putting an end to his professional tennis career, a decision effective after the Davis Cup final.

“It has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” the 38-year-old, who won a record 14 French Open titles, said in a video.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alison Williams)