Rafael Nadal more focused on helping Spain win Davis Cup tie than retirement

Rafael Nadal will try to keep his emotions in check as he prepares for the final event of his professional tennis career.

The 22-time grand-slam champion will represent Spain one last time at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga this week.

Such is the interest in Nadal’s farewell that the press conference room at the Martin Carpena Arena was not deemed big enough to cope with demand for Spain’s pre-event media, and it instead took place at a conference centre at the team’s five-star hotel on the Costa del Sol.