Spain, who have won the Davis Cup four times with Nadal in the team during his career, are 9/4 shots on tennis betting sites. That puts them just behind 7/4 favourites Italy and ahead of 5/1 hopefuls the USA in the outright market.

Italy boast of a power-packed line-up that includes world number one Jannik Sinner and the 17th-ranked Lorenzo Musetti, while Argentina will make their quarter-final debut in the Davis Cup

Rafael Nadal has played last tournament of his career, for Spain at the Davis Cup Finals, at the Palacio Deportes Martin Carpena in Malaga, starting November 19.The 38-year-old from Manacor has helped his country win the Davis Cup title five times,

Spain, who face Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, will look to take inspiration from Nadal’s final tournament and the sporting icon has said he will not let the emotion surrounding his impending retirement get in the way of the team’s chances of winning a seventh Davis Cup title.

Rafael Nadal's impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 from the moment it begins Tuesday in southern Spain.

All eyes were on Rafael Nadal as the best men's tennis teams this season travelled to Malaga, Spain for the Davis Cup Finals, which began on November 19 at the Palacio Deportes Martin Carpena.Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam singles champion ended his illustrious career representing Spain at the Davis Cup Finals.

The Davis Cup, also referred to as the men’s world cup of tennis, is the biggest team competition in the sport involving national teams. Run by the International Tennis Federati