Rafael Nadal called it a career on Tuesday after more than two decades of tennis excellence.

He announced in October that the Davis Cup would be his final professional event, and he lost 6-4, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday, bringing his career to a close.

After dozens of wins and accomplishments, Nadal reflected on how he'd like to be remembered.

"I want to be remembered as good person and a kid who followed their dreams and achieved more than I ever believed possible," Nadal said, per ESPN's Tom Hamilton.

Nadal, who won 22 men's Grand Slam titles, said earlier this week that he "could no longer reach the competitive level he felt was required to continue to challenge for some of the sport's biggest honors," per Hamilton.

The legendary tennis player spent the last few years of his career battling injuries. He missed almost an entire year because of a hip injury and played just 24 matches since the start of 2023.

Many wondered if Nadal would play in the Davis Cup after not having played a competitive match since the Olympics in August, but he ultimately got to close out his career representing his home country of Spain.

"The titles and numbers are there so people probably know that, but the way I would like to be remembered is being a good person from a small village in Mallorca where I had the luck to have my uncle as a tennis coach," Nadal said after the loss. "I had a great family who supported me in every moment. I was a kid who followed their dreams, worked as hard as possible to be where I am today. At the end of the day, a lot of people try their best every single day, but I'm very lucky to have the life I have to live because of tennis."

While Nadal couldn't end his career with a win, he has more than enough accomplishments to look back at.