BERLIN — Rafael Nadal stated Monday he’ll play on the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what could also be one of many 22-time Grand Slam champion’s final tournaments.
Nadal, 37, has signaled 2024 could also be his final 12 months on tour and stated final week that his second-round loss to Alex de Minaur on the Barcelona Open, which he has gained 12 occasions, was “most likely my final match right here.”
“At this stage in my profession I actually wish to go on the market and take advantage of each alternative I’m given,” Nadal stated in a press release.
The Spanish celebrity has lengthy struggled with accidents and has performed simply 5 aggressive matches this 12 months, three in Brisbane in January and two in Barcelona final week.
The Laver Cup, to be held from Sept. 20-22, is an indoor hard-court males’s competitors pitting Workforce Europe towards Workforce World in a format just like that of golf’s Ryder Cup.
Nadal and Roger Federer teamed up within the doubles on the 2022 Laver Cup in London for the Swiss nice’s final match earlier than retirement.
“I’m very joyful to be enjoying Laver Cup in Berlin for Workforce Europe,” Nadal stated. “I’ve some actually particular recollections from my Laver Cup experiences, together with all of the feelings from London two years in the past enjoying alongside Roger for the final time.”
