Earlier, Lucia Bronzetti defeated Magda Linette in straight sets to give Italy the first point of the best-of-three match tie.

As the former world No. 1 prepares to hang up his racquets, here is Nadal talking tennis philosophy, finding joy through suffering, his biggest rivalries and more.

No matter where you look or who you talk to in Malaga, there’s only one man on everybody’s minds ahead of the Davis Cup Finals.

One of the best to ever compete will represent Spain and his sport for the last time.

“Doesn’t matter what event it is, singles, doubles, mixed,” says the U.S. Davis Cup captain.

Not only is he the only tennis player ever to win TWO or more Grand Slam titles in three different decades, he's actually won THREE or more in three different decades.

He’s the third player born in the 2000s, male or female, to hit that number after Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek.

The Californian is the first American man to be ranked in the Top 4 since Andy Roddick in August of 2007.

With his supercharged pace and nerveless precision, the Italian looks like the new men’s standard-setter.

ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi made the announcement during the trophy ceremony after Italy's own Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz in the final.

They will face Slovakia, which followed up its upset of the U.S. with a win over Australia. Italy and Poland will play in the other semifinal.