CNN —The tennis world is still reeling after Rafael Nadal announced that his illustrious career would be coming to an end next month. The 22-time grand slam champion said on social media on Thursday that his final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November. Playing on home soil in Málaga, the 38-year-old Nadal will be part of a Spain team competing for a seventh Davis Cup title. Everything he does in his life, he does with a lot of intensity and passion. So to have Rafa as a teammate is a huge privilege.”The 43-year-old recounted a story from Nadal’s Davis Cup debut in 2004.

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Persons: Rafael Nadal, Feliciano López, Nadal, Rafa, ” López, CNN’s Amanda Davies, “, Alex Pantling, Marc López, ”, ” Nadal, López, Nadal’s, ‘ Feli, ’ ” López, Jasper Juinen, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, ” Alcaraz Organizations: CNN, Davis, Spain, Great, ATP, Nadal, Nadal’s Davis, Paris, Team Europe, Shanghai Masters Locations: Spain, Málaga, Great Britain, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro