The Netherlands made history as they reached the Davis Cup final for the first time with a 2-0 defeat of Germany on Friday.Singles wins for Botic Van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor sparked a party amongst the orange-clad Dutch fans inside the Jose Maria Martin Carpena arena.

Botic van de Zandschulp converted his 10th match point and Tallon Griekspoor hit 25 aces to help the Netherlands reach its first Davis Cup final by sweeping Germany.

Rafael Nadal’s remarkable 23-year career came to an end after Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Defending champions Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini's victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion's physical limitations were laid bare in what could be his last appearance as a professional player.

Rafael Nadal's legendary tennis career came to an end on Tuesday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion lost 6-4, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp

The Netherlands moved to the brink of their first Davis Cup final as Botic Van de Zandschulp held his nerve to beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-7(12) 6-3 on Friday.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles in his career and retires as one of the greatest men's tennis players of all time.