Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal played doubles together at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Carlos Alcaraz has vowed to do everything he can to help Rafael Nadal finish his career on a high at the Davis Cup Finals.

Tennis great Nadal has confirmed that the team competition that will staged in Malaga will be the final event of his illustrious career.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner has already won five Davis Cup titles with Spain, but most tennis fans would not begrudge him a sixth trophy in his last-ever tournament.

Spain will take on the Netherlands in the quarter-final on November 19 and if they get through that tie they will face either Germany or Canada for a place in the final.

It will no doubt be an emotional occasion with several high-profile figures, including Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, expected to attend Nadal’s farewell.

Alcaraz knows there will be pressure and he has promised to “give everything”.

“I want to go without any emotional expectations. We want to win the title for Spain and also for Rafa. So that his last tournament is as God intended,” the four-time major champion said.

“I’m going to give everything for my flag, so that the last tournament of Nadal is as God commands.”

Alcaraz is expected to play in the singles while there is still some debate about whether or not he will feature in the doubles alongside Nadal.

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“I will play for Spain whatever it takes: singles, doubles and if there is a mixed, then the mixed,” the 21-year-old said.

“If there is anything I’m there to do my bit because playing for Spain is the greatest thing for me. To be able to represent my country, my flag, all Spaniards… I’m going to give everything for my flag and for my country.”

Nadal’s decision to announce his retirement was always going to be a difficult moment not only for tennis fans, but Alcaraz as well.

The veteran was Alcaraz’s childhood hero and he explained: “I asked him if it was a hard day when he announced his retirement, if it was a hard decision to make. He said ‘yes’, but it is a decision that is thought out because these decisions are not taken lightly.

“It was discussed with his family, with his team, these are his feelings. If someone had told me that I had a chance to convince him to continue, I would have done it and I would have tried because I don’t want to see him out of the courts yet.”