Rafael Nadal He was seen training a few days ago on the hard court of his academy in Manacor. He announced that his next sporting event will be the Laver Cup, in Berlin from September 20 to 22.
This is his most immediate plan after playing singles and doubles (including Carlos Alcaraz) at the Paris Olympic Games, on the clay court at Roland Garros.
However, the organization of the Laver Cup, sponsored and managed by a Swiss company Roger Federer released a statement from the Spaniard, who gave the reasons why he decided not to compete.
“I am truly disappointed to share that I cannot compete with Laver Cup in Berlin next week. “This is a team competition and, to really support Team Europe, I have to do the best for them and, at the moment, there are other players who can help the team achieve success,” he said.
He said “I have many fond and emotional memories of playing the Laver Cup and I really want to be with my friends and colleagues (Bjorn) Bjorn in his last year as captain. “I wish the European team good luck and I will cheer them on from afar.”
At the opening ceremony of the Espacio Movistar in Madrid, this Thursday, Nadal emphasized that “at the moment I am not in a position to mark anything. I said until the Olympics and then we will see, and I am in time off,” he assured.
He noted that “mentally I’m fine. Zero problems. At home enjoying other things and training what I can daily.” And he stressed that his departure from Laver is “no drama. These are decisions that are being made and this was a possibility. I haven’t competed in a long time. There will be someone else who does better.”
Rafa Nadal asked for time, at the end of his participation in the Olympic Games, to inform his future in the sport, at the age of 38. From October 16 to 19 it was announced at the ‘Six Kings Slam’ exhibition, in Saudi Arabia with Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.
The debut of Carlos Alcaraz in the Laver Cup, the rivalry between Europe and the Rest of the World.
Source: La Verdad
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