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Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his teary eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem before what he, and everyone, knew might be the last singles match of his career on Wednesday morning . Emotions in the stadium were high as Nadal went down 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.
His forehand did not always have the same verve, and his total of 10 groundstroke winners was barely half of van de Zandschulp’s 19. His footwork and speed were hardly what they once were, no matter how many chants of “Ra-fa!” or “España!” broke out in a bid to spur him. This result ended Nadal’s 29-match winning streak in Davis Cup singles; the only other blemish on his record, which stood at 29-1 entering Tuesday, came on his debut all the way back in 2004.
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