As Rafael Nadal's illustrious tennis career comes to an end in November, he has been reflecting on his 20-plus year career. When asked by Spanish magazine AS who his toughest rival has been, he wavered between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic,

Rafael Nadal has tipped Novak Djokovic to have a ‘small mental breakdown’ before he officially retires from professional men’s tennis. Djokovic is the last player left standing from the Big Four era, with Nadal set to join Roger Federer and Andy Murray in retirement after the Davis Cup Finals.

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 French Open victories. Read about his career, Olympics record, wife, net worth, and more.

Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most finals reached at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, while the other members of the Big Four all make the top five of the list. The Serbian legend reached his 59th Masters 1000 championship match at the 2024 Shanghai Masters.

The legendary star has confirmed he will retire from tennis at the end of the 2024, but he still has some tournaments left to play.

Rafael Nadal has hinted he may have to cancel his scheduled last professional tennis match due to ‘physical’ issues after he played at the Six Kings Slam. Nadal, 38, recently featured at a star-studded six-player exhibition event in Saudi Arabia in his penultimate tournament before he officially enters retirement.