Rafael Nadal to be honoured with giant canvas tribute at retirement venue

Davis Cup 2024 Finals will be the final professional event for Rafael Nadal.

The Davis Cup 2024 Finals will be starting in a few days as Rafael Nadal will be gearing up for his farewell event. He will be seen with his fellow Spaniards in Malaga, Spain. The Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena has already given a peek of what is about to come. In a Twitter post by the Malaga city council, a huge banner could be seen which paid a tribute to Nadal.

The 2,600 m²  sized banner was put up on the Malaga city athletics stadium. The banner read ‘Thank you Rafa’ in Spanish alongside his figure which is almost 15m in size. Fans will be hoping to see the legend in action as they had last seen him during the Six Kings slam. Nadal had earlier played singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Instalación de la lona que cubre el frontal del Estadio de Atletismo Ciudad de Málaga con una figura de @RafaelNadal de casi 15 metros de altura en el marco de la campaña del Ayuntamiento y @typcostadelsol. #GraciasRafa pic.twitter.com/ttYnjHsyYt

— Ciudad de Málaga (@malaga) November 12, 2024

The Davis Cup 2024 Finals is expected to start from November 19. The opening tie will witness hosts Spain take on Netherlands. Spain will be led by Carlos Alcaraz as he will be joined by Pedro Martinez, Roberto Bautista Agut and Nadal. The doubles event will see Marcel Granollers pairing up with one of his teammates.

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Spain’s captain David Ferrer will be aiming to take his team to their first title since 2019. The Spaniards are eyeing their seventh title overall and had lost in the quarter-finals last season. This time they will be playing to pay a fitting tribute to their gladiator as he could bid farewell to the sport with the prestigious trophy.

Nadal will be in the Davis Cup team for the first time since 2019. He made his debut in the event in 2004 against Czechia and lost the singles battle against Jiri Novak. Since losing his opening match in the event, Nadal has gone on to win 29 consecutive singles matches. The 38-year-old has not lost a singles match ever since.

This time due to injury concerns fans will mostly not see Nadal in action. His presence alone will motivate the team to bring out their best against Netherlands. Nadal will be cheering for his teammates on the court. The former world No # 1 will be ready for a final battle in front of the homecrowd.

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