Spain fell behind after Nadal lost the day’s opening match and could not recover to defeat the Netherlands in Tuesday’s quarterfinal matches.

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

Rafael Nadal soaked in the emotion of a memorable but bittersweet evening in Malaga. The 38-year-old is playing in his farewell tournament at the Davis Cup Finals having finally accepted last month that his body would no longer allow him to compete at the highest level.