November is already here, and it’s the month in which we are going to see (hopefully) Rafael Nadal playing in the last competition of his career, the Davis Cup, in front of his home crowd in Málaga. Spain will face off against the Netherlands on November 19 in the quarter-finals, and the main question remains whether our champ will line up in singles.

Here’s what Spanish team captain David Ferrer said in an interview with the Spanish daily Marca:

“I’m the captain and I’m the one who has to decide. I have a lot of confidence in Rafa because I’ve lived with him all my career and I know his honesty if he sees himself capable of competing or not. My idea after talking to him is that he’s ready to play.

“I spoke with Rafa on Wednesday, I am also in constant contact with his coach Carlos Moya and his agent Carlos Costa. They update me very regularly. I’ll decide in Malaga, when I see how he trains. But the same will happen with the rest of the players. If Nadal trains at a good level and is in good physical shape, that’s an alternative, of course.

“I would be very satisfied if he finished happy and playing well. Does it mean to win? Well yes, the ideal would be a victory, but not for me but for everything he has achieved. The problem is that it’s something you can’t control. What happens in Malaga will not change his life or career. But on a personal level, I would like him to leave tennis with good memories.

“Rafa would be a great Davis Cup captain because he loves this competition. With the humility he has, he would be a very good captain. He would bring a lot to the young players and, on top of that, he has the personality, which is important to occupy the chair.”

Sources: Marca, Tennis Majors