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Dutch won't be distracted by Nadal's swansong
The Straits Times
|November 19, 2024
The Netherlands' Davis Cup team plan to gatecrash Rafael Nadal's retirement party by giving him "a nice adios".
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Spanish superstar Nadal will call time on his iconic career at the Nov 19-24 Davis Cup Finals on home soil in Malaga, hoping to sign off with a fifth title in the competition, to add to his 22 Grand Slam crowns.
However, the Dutch will not be swayed by sentiment or the huge support and goodwill which will accompany 38-year-old Nadal into retirement when the two teams meet in the quarter-finals at the Martin Carpena Arena on Nov 19.
"It's amazing that it might be the last match that Nadal plays and we hope to give him a nice adios," Dutch team captain Paul Haarhuis told a news conference on Nov 17.
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