after winning 22 Grand Slam titles Rafa Nadal says he’s retiring this year Nadal dominated the world of tennis and countless fans watched his matches against longtime Rivals Roger fedra and Novak jovic but Nadal has played fewer matches in the last two seasons because of injuries the doll will officially retire from the sport after next month’s day Cup finals Nadal was the world’s number one men’s player for a total of 209 weeks and has won the most French Open titles than any player earning him the title King of Clay