Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announces retirement

MADRID, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal of Spain announced Thursday that he will retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup finals in November.

"It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end," the 38-year-old said in a video on social media.

Nadal dominated the French Open wit