Rafael Nadal announced his impending retirement from tennis on Thursday at age 38 after winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared with his rivals in the so-called Big Three, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal said he will retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals.

Rafael Nadal will play his final tournament while representing Spain in the Davis Cup in November. He played in only 23 matches the past two years.

His last pair of major titles arrived in 2022, with those Australian Open and French Open crowns pushing him ahead of Federer, who held the men's record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles when he announced his retirement at age 41. Federer bid adieu in late 2022 by teaming with Nadal in a doubles match at the Laver Cup.