The Laver Cup was the only tournament Nadal had scheduled to play at for for the remainder of the season, so, at present there is no date set for his competitive return to the courts in an official tournament and as things stand, it’s more than feasible to think that this will not happen for the rest of the year.

Laver Cup begins today, with Team Europe looking to reclaim the title from Team World for the first time since 2021

Carlos Alcaraz already has four Grand Slam titles, winning his first at the 2022 US Open in the same year Nadal won his most recent major at the French Open.

On the brighter side, the tournament provides the likes of Russian and Belarusian players like Daniil Medvedev, to get back onto the court. With several seasoned stars set to miss the competition, let’s take a look at the top five players who have withdrawn from Laver Cup 2024.

Grigor Dimitrov has been busy this week. The world No. 10 played an exhibition match against Novak Djokovic in Sofia on Tuesday. He then raced to Berlin for the Laver Cup, where he will represent Team Europe for the second time.