Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup

Rafael Nadal has pulled retired of this month's Laver Cup, saying he believes location are "other players who tin thief nan squad present nan win" for Team Europe.

The 38-year-old Spaniard has not played since his conclusion alongside compatriot Carlos Alcaraz successful nan quarter-finals of nan men's doubles astatine nan Paris Olympics successful August.

A 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, Nadal did not corroborate immoderate circumstantial wounded aliases wellness concerns but he has antecedently indicated 2024 would beryllium his past season

"I'm really disappointed to stock that I won't beryllium capable to compete astatine nan Laver Cup successful Berlin adjacent week," Nadal said.

"This is simply a squad title and to really support Team Europe, I request to do what's champion for them and astatine this infinitesimal location are different players who tin thief nan squad present nan win."

The Laver Cup, contested betwixt Team Europe and Team World, starts successful Berlin connected 20 September.

Having hoped to play a afloat schedule successful 2024, Nadal only competed astatine 1 of nan 4 fields - nan French Open, wherever he mislaid successful nan first information to Alexander Zverev.

After missing Wimbledon to attraction connected nan Olympics, Nadal was hampered by a thigh problem successful Paris and suffered a second-round nonaccomplishment successful nan men's singles to eventual golden medallist Novak Djokovic.

"I person truthful galore great, affectional memories from playing Laver Cup and I was really looking guardant to being pinch my teammates and pinch Bjorn successful his last twelvemonth arsenic captain," added Nadal, who has antecedently made 3 Laver Cup appearances.

"I wish Team Europe nan very champion of luck and will beryllium cheering them connected from afar."