FUENGIROLA, Spain — Rafael Nadal felt a hand on his left shoulder as he walked out of a conference room at a resort on Spain’s southern coast following his first question-and-answer session with reporters since announcing the Davis Cup Final 8 will be his last event before retirement.

Rafael Nadal will make his final official appearance on a tennis court at the Davis Cup this week in Malaga, Spain, but the tennis legend doesn’t want the focus to be

Rafael Nadal admitted he is more focused on helping the team win the rubber against the Netherlands than on it being his final event in his professional career.