As Rafael Nadal prepared to serve in what turned out to be the last tennis match of his career, a woman’s voice broke the silence from the stands: “You make Spain proud!” Not long after that, Nadal was wiping away tears from his face and waving goodbye to his fans.

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

After the disappointing elimination against Holland in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain captain David Ferrer talked at a press conference about Rafael Nadal's tennis farewell.