Spain's Carlos Alcaraz said playing in Rafa Nadal's career farewell in the Davis Cup Final Eight will be the most special event he will play in his career.

All the members of the Spanish team have repeated that it will be Rafa who decides what role he will have in Malaga. The most likely option is that Nadal will only play doubles in this edition of the Davis Cup Finals, perhaps alongside his young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz as at the Olympic Games.

Rafael Nadal will retire at the age of 38 after a trophy-laden career in front of an emotional Spanish crowd after the Davis Cup, with Carlos Alcaraz, the Wimbledon champion, determined to give him a

It's not entirely clear when Nadal's last match will come, in large part because the Davis Cup is a team event and what's now known as the “Final 8” begins at the quarterfinal

"I would have said 1% for Rafa... He proved us wrong once again. He never gives up and this is probably his biggest legacy."