A look at Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles as he prepares to retire after the Davis Cup

FILE - Switzerland's Roger Federer left, and Spain's Rafael Nadal pose for a photo prior to the start of the men's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 6, 2008

FILE - Switzerland's Roger Federer left, and Spain's Rafael Nadal pose for a photo prior to the start of the men's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 6, 2008 (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)


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MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after this week's Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, Spain. He leaves the sport with 22 Grand Slam titles. Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. He won it for the final time in 2022 at age 36 — his last major championship anywhere. Fittingly, his bookend major trophies titles came at Roland Garros, and it's impossible to discuss Nadal's career without mentioning that site. But he also completed a career Grand Slam, earning at least two trophies at each of his sport's four most prestigious tournaments.

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