While over a year into retirement, 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal has never truly left the tennis news cycle, much like other all-time greats who have bid adieu to the sport. His latest involvement has now been revealed, as the former world #1 is set to be present in Jeddah later this month for the Next Gen ATP Finals .

Nadal Returns for the Next Gen ATP Finals

This will be his second appearance at the event, following last year’s trip, which came on the back of the Spaniard’s multi-year sports ambassador deal with Saudi Tennis , signed in early 2024. And while the announcement of this partnership generated backlash amid sportswashing concerns, Nadal has maintained that the move, reportedly worth north of half a billion dollars, is about growing the sport in regions where it cu

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