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| March 18 2025 | Air France–KLM reportedly placed a €300 million bid to acquire a 51% stake in Air Europa, though official details remain unconfirmed. |
| January 2025 | Lufthansa entered into talks with Air Europa to purchase a 25% stake in the company for €240 million. |
| 2024 | The Rafa Nadal Foundation received the Laureus Sport for Good Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards. |
| 2024 | Appeared in the documentary 'Federer: Twelve Final Days' about Roger Federer's final tournament at the 2022 Laver Cup. |
| 2024 | Participated in the Summer Olympics as a torch bearer and competed in singles, losing to Novak Djokovic in the second round. Reached the quarterfinals in doubles with Carlos Alcaraz. |
| December 18 2024 | Air Europa announced plans to launch a new service to Turkey, with flights between Istanbul and Madrid scheduled to begin in May 2025. |
| November 19 2024 | Retired from professional tennis after playing for Spain in the Davis Cup Finals. |
| October 10 2024 | Announced his intention to retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Málaga, Spain. |
| August 2024 | IAG announced it would abandon the acquisition deal, citing onerous EU antitrust conditions, and instead focus on developing Madrid as a rival aviation hub. |
| July 2024 | Competed in the Swedish Open, reaching his last career ATP Tour final by defeating Leo Borg, Cameron Norrie, Mariano Navone, and Duje Ajduković, ultimately losing to Nuno Borges in straight sets. |
| July 1 2024 | Air Europa Flight 045, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, encountered severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Madrid to Montevideo. The aircraft diverted to Natal, Brazil, due to the incident. Of the 336 passengers and crew, 40 people were injured (including 4 serious injuries from 3 passengers and 1 crew member), and the aircraft interior sustained significant damage requiring repairs. |
| May 2024 | Lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev, concluding his Roland-Garros record at 112–4. |
| April 2024 | Reached the fourth round at the Madrid Open, defeating Alex de Minaur, but lost in round two at the Italian Open. |
| January 2024 | The European Commission raised concerns about the potential reduction of competition on domestic and international routes due to the proposed merger. |
| January 2024 | Nadal competed at the Brisbane International, defeating Dominic Thiem and Jason Kubler before losing to Jordan Thompson and sustaining a muscle injury that forced him to miss the Australian Open. |
| 2023 | Withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami tournaments to recover from his Australian Open injury and did not play on tour for the remainder of the year. |
| August 2023 | Nadal signed up as the brand ambassador for the Indian IT major Infosys in August. |
| April 6 2023 | On the International Day of Sport, the Fundación Rafa Nadal partnered with UNESCO's Fit for Life project to tackle physical inactivity and support recovery from COVID-19. |
| March 20 2023 | Exited the ATP Top 10 rankings for the first time since 25 April 2005, ending the longest Top-10 streak in ATP rankings history. |
| February 2023 | IAG agreed to buy Air Europa for €400 million, with the brand to remain intact, following interventions by the Spanish government. |
| January 2023 | Nadal defended his title at the Australian Open but was defeated in straight sets by Mackenzie McDonald in the second round, significantly hampered by a hip injury. |
| 2022 | Surpasses joint record with Djokovic and Federer for most Grand Slam men's singles titles at the Australian Open. |
| 2022 | Wins the ATP Fan's Favourite Award and ITF World Champion title. |
| 2022 | Won the Australian Open final after being down two sets, defeating Jannik Sinner. |
| 2022 | Received anesthetic injections for his rare Mueller-Weiss syndrome in his left ankle while competing in the French Open, which he ultimately won. |
| November 2022 | Finished the year ranked No. 2, becoming the oldest year-end top-2 player in ATP rankings history. Won his last match at ATP Finals against Casper Ruud after losing his first two matches. |
| October 8 2022 | Nadal and Mery Perelló welcomed their first child, a son also named Rafael. |
| September 2022 | Lost in round four of the US Open to Frances Tiafoe, his only major loss in 2022 and his earliest major defeat since 2017 Wimbledon. |
| September 2022 | Competed in the Laver Cup for Team Europe, playing doubles with Roger Federer in Federer's final professional match. They lost to Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. |
| August 2022 | IAG converted a loan to Air Europa into a 20% shareholding. |
| July 2022 | Withdrew from Wimbledon after defeating Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal due to an aggravated abdominal injury. |
| June 2022 | Won his 14th French Open title and 22nd major title overall, defeating Casper Ruud in three sets. Became the then-oldest French Open champion ever and reached world No. 4. |
| March 2022 | Reached Indian Wells final after beating Nick Kyrgios and Carlos Alcaraz, extending his winning streak to 20 matches. Lost to Taylor Fritz in straight sets due to a rib injury. |
| February 2022 | Won the Mexican Open without dropping a set, defeating world No. 1 Medvedev and extending his winning streak to 15 matches. |
| January 2022 | Won his second Australian Open title, securing his 21st major title and 90th ATP title by defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set final. Became the second man in the Open Era to complete a double Career Grand Slam. |
| January 2022 | Won Melbourne Summer Set 1, defeating Maxime Cressy in the final. |
| 2021 | Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-300 aircraft were retired, marking the end of Airbus aircraft in the mainline fleet. |
| 2021 | A 3-metre tall steel statue of Nadal, created by Spanish sculptor Jordi Díez Fernández, was installed at Stade Roland Garros prior to the French Open tournament. |
| 2021 | A four-episode series about the Rafa Nadal Academy is aired on Amazon Prime and Movistar, broadcast in 244 countries worldwide. |
| 2021 | Named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second time. |
| November 2021 | Plans for the merger were initially scrapped, with both parties seeking ways to revive the deal, setting a deadline for the end of January 2022. |
| August 20 2021 | Announced the end of his 2021 season due to a persistent left foot injury, which caused his ranking to fall to No. 6. |
| June 2021 | Played the French Open, beating Jannik Sinner and Diego Schwartzman before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, marking only his third-ever loss at the tournament. |
| May 2021 | Won a record-extending tenth Italian Open title, saving two match points against Denis Shapovalov before defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. |
| April 25 2021 | Won a record-extending twelfth Barcelona Open trophy, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set final lasting 3 hours and 38 minutes, saving a championship point in the third set. |
| January 2021 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IAG and Globalia agreed to reduce the acquisition price to €500 million. |
| January 2021 | Lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite being two sets ahead. |
| 2020 | Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait is established. |
| 2020 | Receives the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. |
| November 2020 | At the Paris Masters, Nadal defeated Feliciano López to secure his 1,000th victory on the ATP Tour, becoming the fourth man in the Open Era to reach this milestone. |
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