Nadal to skip singles action in Davis Cup?

Rafa Nadal said he could skip singles matches at the Davis Cup Finals this week and limit himself to doubles action if it helped Spain’s title chances in his last tournament as a professional player.

Nadal will call time on his glittering career spanning over two decades at the team competition and the 22-time Grand Slam champion is aware that he has not played a competitive singles match since losing to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics.

Severely hampered in the last two seasons by a serious hip injury and a string of minor problems, the 38-year-old said he would give his best in Malaga but was also ready to sit out.

“I’m going to try to prepare in the best way possible to be available and then see what the captain decides,” Nadal said.

“I want to help in any way, whether it’s playing or not, just being here and contributing what I can. First we have to see how I feel in training. If I really don’t see myself ready to have a chance of winning in singles, I’m the first one who will not want to play. Sometimes one sees oneself ready and things go very wrong.”