Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz admitted that playing against fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal was ‘kind of a nightmare.’According to Gulf Times, a day before the Lavers Cup in Berlin, Alcaraz revealed on Thursday,

Roger Federer, host of the Laver Cup, made an important recommendation to his former rival Rafael Nadal regarding his career. Two years have passed since Roger Federer decided to end his career at age of 41.

The Russian tennis player analyzed how wrong it is to make this kind of comparison in sports (not only in tennis)

The Laver Cup would have been Rafael Nadal’s first event since the Paris Olympics and potentially one of his last ever.

Carlos Alcaraz has commented on Rafael Nadal’s absence from the Laver Cup this week, with the Spaniard hoping that they can reunite as part of the Spanish Davis Cup team later this year.

The Laver Cup — the tournament where Roger Federer retired in 2022 after teaming up with Nadal in doubles — would have been Nadal's first event since the Paris Olympics.

BERLÍN (AP) — Rafael Nadal se dio de baja el jueves de la Copa Laver, que inicia la próxima semana en Berlín, y no quedó claro si el astro español volverá a jugar.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion had slated the exhibition-style team tournament as his final event of the year.

Carlos Alcaraz and Roger Federer have both had their say after Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Laver Cup. The 38-year-old repeatedly committed to the team tournament but withdrew last week. Nadal confirmed he had “zero” physical issues but thought another player would be better placed to help Team Europe win.

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 With several seasoned stars set to miss the competition, let’s take a look at the top five players who have withdrawn from Laver Cup 2024.