Rafael Nadal has ended his professional tennis career.

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38-year-old Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal announced his retirement. The 38-year-old Spanish tennis player, who has won 22 grand slams, announced that he is ending his career.

WHO IS RAFAEL NADAL?

Rafael Nadal first drew attention in the professional tennis world with his performance at the 2003 Monte Carlo Master Series tournament, where he played at the age of 17. By defeating Karol Kucera and Albert Costa, he took the first step towards future great successes. In his third tournament at the ATP level, he surprised everyone by defeating Carlos Moya. He reached the third round in his first grand slam at Wimbledon 2003.

From 2004 onwards, he rapidly rose in the rankings. In 2004, Nadal won the Sopot tournament, and a year later, he achieved a total of 11 titles, including the French Open and four Master Series tournaments (Rome, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Montreal). Nadal finished the year 2005 in second place behind Roger Federer. In 2006, he ended Federer's 56-match winning streak on hard courts by defeating him in the Dubai final. He won his second grand slam again at the French Open.

UNDEFEATED STREAK

While achieving his fifth consecutive victory against world number one Roger Federer, he extended his undefeated streak on clay courts to 60 matches. The previous record in this area was set by Argentine Guillermo Vilas in 1977 with 53 victories. Nadal's 81-match undefeated streak on clay courts was ended by Roger Federer in the Hamburg final in 2007.