ANDY MURRAY praised retired Rafa Nadal for never losing his temper on a tennis court but then joked: You did smash loads of PlayStation controllers in anger! Nadal, 38, called time on his illustrious 23-year career after Spain crashed out of the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga following a 2-1 defeat to Holland . 5 Andy Murray has revealed that Rafael Nadal only lost his temper while playing Playstation 5 The 22-time Grand Slam winner has officially entered retirement after Spain were dumped out of the Davis Cup 5 Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal met in their early teens There was no triumphant ending as Nadal , his body ravaged by recent injuries, lost the opening singles tie to Botic van de Zandschulp, someone he would have easily thumped in his pomp. Once the last-eight result was known, Nadal became emotional as he addressed the crowd in Malaga and a late-night tear-jerking presentation took place with video contributions from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and David Beckham.
Murray, 37, paid his respects to a rival he managed to beat only seven times in 24 meetings since their first encounter at the 2007 Australian Open. But he revealed that the Mallorca hitter used to violently throw handheld computer console controllers whenever he lost an online football game to the Scotsman. READ MORE TENNIS NEWS GRACIAS RAFA Nadal breaks down in tears after last-ever match as tennis world says goodbye Murray – who retired from tennis after the Paris Olympics – said: .