Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals next month.

“The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” Nadal said in a video posted on his social media, alluding to injuries that sidelined him for most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons. “I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. ... It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time. But, in this life, everything has a beginning and an end, and I think it’s the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.”