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Spain's Rafael Nadal and France's Richard Gasquet shake hands after their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men's singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 3, 2022. AFP

Spanish Rafael Nadal (L) and Serbian Novak Djokovic pose with their trophy at the end of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament tennis match final, on April 19, 2009 in Monaco. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts as he plays against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their men's singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2022. AFP

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men's singles semi-final tennis match in Beijing on August 15, 2008. AFP

Switzerland's Roger Federer (R) shakes hands and embraces Spain's Rafael Nadal (L) after Federer won their men's singles semi-final match on day 11 of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2019. AFFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning against US player Taylor Fritz after winning his men's singles quarter final tennis match on the tenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2022. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates beating Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol during their men's singles second round match on day four of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 26, 2014. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal bites his trophy after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer during their final tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships against at The All England Tennis Club in southwest London, on July 6, 2008. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves goodbye after he and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz lose to US' Austin Krajicek and US' Rajeev Ram in their men's doubles quarter-final tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 31, 2024 AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves as he holds The Musketeers' Cup as he celebrates after victory over Norway's Casper Ruud during their men's singles final match on day fifteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 5, 2022. AFP

French football player Zinedine Zidane (L) handles the trophy to Spanish Rafael Nadal (L) after his men's final match of the tennis French Open at Roland Garros against Argentinian Mariano Puerta, 05 June 2005 in Paris. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Russian Mikhail Youzhny during the 4th round at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, in south London, 05 July 2007. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles second round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 29, 2024. AFP

Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal carries the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. AFP

Spanish Rafael Nadal serves against his Argentina's opponent Guillemo Coria, Monaco, 17 april 2003, AFP

Swiss Roger Federer (L) poses with Spanish Rafael Nadal (R) at the Roland Garros, 02 June 2005 in Paris. AFP

Spanish player Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy, 11 June 2007 in front the Eiffel Tower in Paris, one day after winning the French Tennis Open final match against Swiss player Roger Federer at Roland Garros. AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves as he leaves after his men's singles against Mackenzie McDonald of the US on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 18, 2023. AFP