Emotional Rafael Nadal ends career as Spain is ousted at Davis Cup

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem Tuesday before what he – and everyone – knew might be the last match of his career.

Hours after Nadal’s 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands was over, the evening did turn out to represent the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s farewell to professional tennis, because...