When saying he wouldn’t play within the 2023 French Open, Nadal mentioned he deliberate to retire on the finish of 2024 due to the collection of accidents which have been taking their toll on his physique.
However, having returned earlier this season, Nadal grew to become more and more non-committal about his future.
The previous world primary recurrently mentioned he needed to maintain taking part in so long as his physique let him.
Now, after a chastening defeat by long-time rival Novak Djokovic on the Paris Olympics in July, he has determined the time is correct.
“It’s clearly a tough choice, one which has taken me a while to make.
“However, on this life, the whole lot has a starting and an finish.”
After returning to aggressive motion in Brisbane in January, Nadal was sidelined once more with a thigh damage, missing the Australian Open.
Nadal performed 4 tournaments through the European clay-court season, culminating in a first-round defeat on the French Open.
Since then he has performed simply two extra tournaments – in Bastad and the Olympic Video games at Roland Garros.
Final month he was included in Spain’s squad for the Davis Cup Finals, which takes place between 19-24 November.
“I feel it is the suitable time to place an finish to a profession that has been lengthy and rather more profitable than I may ever have imagined,” Nadal mentioned.
“I’m very excited that my final match would be the last of the Davis Cup and representing my nation.”