Rafael Nadal retired a tennis great, but his career was almost cut painfully short

By Christiane Amanpour, Ben Church, Alicia Lloyd, CNN (CNN) — It’s undeniable that Rafael Nadal enjoyed one of the greatest tennis careers in the history of the sport. A total of 22 grand slams, including a record 14 French Open titles and 209 weeks as world No. 1, all while playing in arguably the most