The ticket prices for the Spain vs Netherlands Davis Cup tie have gone through the roof after ace Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced that it will be his last professional appearance. He is all set to hang up his boots after the tie, where he features alongside Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers.
Nadal has competed the past two seasons with injuries and said that November's Davis Cup finals will mark his farewell to the sport. He had hip surgery last year and entered just two of the past eight major tournaments.
Nadal's unrelenting style of play meant that he etched his name among the greatest ever of the sport and will finish as the player with the second-most number of major titles, only behind Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal was the youngest person to complete the career grand slam.He had won the French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open by the time he was 24 years and 101 days old.🐐 pic.twitter.com/MpSXhlrd1n
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) October 10, 2024
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"It is a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But, in this life, everything has a beginning and an end. And I think it's the right time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined," Nadal has said.
With the chances that the Spaniard might be at his best in his final tournament, fans are in a scramble to book tickets for the marquee event. Tickets on the official channels were sold out weeks back since Nadal was to pair up with Alcaraz but with the retirement announcement coming, resellers are the only option left.
On Viagogo, a very popular ticket resale website, prices have reached a whopping 34500 euros, which amounts to over Rs 31 lakh. Anyone who bags the ticket to this momentous occasion will witness Nadal and Djokovic together, who has promised to attend the match to bid one of his biggest rivals goodbye.
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Nadal's record 14 French Open championships are more than anyone, man or woman, won at any one of the four major tournaments, a dominance celebrated by his statue near the main entrance to the grounds of Roland Garros.