Earlier on Sunday, Roberto Bautista Agut edged past Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, ensuring Nadals 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) win over Shapovalov gave Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead at the revamped tournament.
Back in 2010 Nadal won three religions, but the 33-year-old will probably look back on 2019 as an extraordinary season as he won the French Open and the US Open, made the Australian Open final and reached the Wimbledon semifinals.
The Mallorcan also finishes this season as world No. 1. Last 10, oh and he and longtime partner Xisca Perello married.
Im incredibly happy to end the year such as this, Nadal, who won the Davis Cup in 2004, 2009 and 2011, told reporters.
Nadals victory against Shapovalov assured the 33-year-old won each of the eight rubbers he played during the 2019 Davis Cup event.
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Sunday marked the end of a week of tennis where soccer superstar Gerard Piques controversial $3 billion revamp of the Davis Cup had begun facing a less than packed house in Madrid.
The Barcelona defenders investment company Kosmos has already now signed a 25-year bargain to conduct the states team event as part of a pact with the International Tennis Federation, however the arrangement has attracted plenty of criticism.
Instead of the classic three-day format bringing a special setting and frequently stadiums, particularly 18 countries constructed with games contested on the best of three sets.
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About Sunday Pique, combined with Real Madrids Sergio Ramos and King Felipe VI, watched on in what proved to be a emotional day to the Spain team at the Caja Magica.
Bautista Aguts triumph over Auger-Aliassime came following the Spaniard draw from the group after the passing of his dad Joaquin, on Thursday.
I could not have played today without all of the job of my teammates this past week, Bautista Agut told me.
After such a complex week, I had to get out there and confront it. Everything was hard today but I managed to defeat it and find the first point for Spain.
Spains team will share $2.1 million to winning the Davis Cup.
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