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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Nadal-Alcaraz and Djokovic-Sinner are the Six Kings Slam exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia

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Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory over Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France, as he has announced he will retire from tennis at age 38 following the Davis Cup finals in November. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Rafael Nadal, 22-time Grand Slam champion, to retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Rafael Nadal reacts waves after the men's doubles quarter-final tennis competition at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup in Berlin

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Botic van De Zandschulp, right, of the Netherlands, greets Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Carlos Alcaraz’s surprising U.S. Open loss to Botic van de Zandschulp raises questions

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Zendaya, a cast member in "Challengers," poses at the premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre, April 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Thanks to Zendaya, Serena and more, tennis gets a moment heading into U.S. Open

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles second round match at the Roland Garros stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nadal pulls out of U.S. Open, will miss third Grand Slam tournament this year

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, hugs Spain's Rafael Nadal after their men's singles second round match at the Roland Garros stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Djokovic beats rival Nadal at Paris Olympics in 60th and likely last head-to-head meeting

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal takes the first set against Marton Fucscovics at the Paris Olympics

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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nadal wins in Olympic singles, will play rival Djokovic next

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Carlos Alcaraz, left, and Rafael Nadal from the Spanish team celebrate a point during the men's doubles tennis competition against Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez from the Argentina team, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nadal says he’s not sure he’ll play singles after winning in doubles with Alcaraz at Paris Olympics

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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his semifinal match against Croatia's Duje Ajdukovic in the men's singles Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden, Saturday July 20, 2024. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)

Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden

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Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks during a press conference after his men's singles match against Leo Borg of Sweden, at the Nordea Open Tennis tournament in Bastad, Sweden, Tuesday July 16, 2024. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)

Nadal beats Leo Borg in Bastad as he continues to prepare for Olympic tournament

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds his trophy aloft after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Carlos Alcaraz wants a seat at the adult table after his second Wimbledon and fourth Slam trophy

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal holds his trophy as he celebrates his defeat of Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's singles final at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden. The 22-time Grand Slam champion said Thursday, June 13, 2024, he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club and then needing to go back to clay.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

Nadal to skip Wimbledon so he doesn’t have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Iga Swiatek, of Poland, celebrates after winning a point during her match against YuliaPutintseva, of Kazakhstan, at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Nadal overpowered by Hurkacz at Italian Open in his 1st meeting with a top-10 player in 1 1/2 years

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Belgium's Zizou Bergs at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nadal shows he’s not quite ready for retirement in Italian Open comeback win

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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Darwin Blanch of United States during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal cruises to straight-set win over American teenager in first round of Madrid Open

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal gives a press conference at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal says he is not 100% fit ahead of Madrid debut, still unsure about playing French Open

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FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal attends a training session ahead of the Laver Cup tennis tournament in London, England, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Rafael Nadal says he will play the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what may be one of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s last tournaments. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Rafael Nadal poised for Laver Cup swan song in Berlin in September

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Rafael Nadal, of Spain, waves to the crowd at his doubles match against Australia's Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn't yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, that he will sit out next week's Qatar Open. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Qatar Open because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play

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