Rafael Nadal guides Spain to emotional Davis Cup title
Rafael Nadal capped a remarkable season, guiding Spain to a sixth Davis Cup title as he beat Denis Shapovalov to seal victory over Canada in Madrid's Caja Magica.
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Rafael Nadal capped a remarkable season, guiding Spain to a sixth Davis Cup title as he beat Denis Shapovalov to seal victory over Canada in Madrid's Caja Magica.
He's a World Cup winner and one of Spain's most celebrated footballers, but Gerard Pique hopes to avoid an own goal in his controversial $3 billion revamp of tennis' Davis Cup that began in front of a less than packed house in Madrid this week.
The International Tennis Federation voted Thursday to change the Davis Cup to a season-ending, 18-team tournament.
The Davis Cup will be transformed into a new one-week World Cup of Tennis tournament in a major overhaul set for 2019.
Rafael Nadal struggled to a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0 win over 148th-ranked qualifier Paolo Lorenzi in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday, looking far from the form that has helped him dominate on clay courts for the past six years.