Rafael Nadal, who is trying to return to the circuit for what should be his final season, will be part of the European team for the Laver Cup from September 20 to 22 in Berlin, the organizers announced on Monday. “Nadal joins his fellow Spaniard and world number 3 Carlos Alcaraz, number 4 Daniil Medvedev and number 5 Alexander Zverev in the European team which will try to recover the Laver Cup under the captaincy of Björn Borg,” announce the organizers in a press release.
“Rafa”, as he is nicknamed, declares himself “very happy” to participate for the fourth time in this competition initiated by Federer in 2017 and which pits a team of European players against a team of American players whose captain is John McEnroe. “At this stage of my career, I really want to take advantage of all the opportunities that present themselves,” adds the man with 22 Grand Slam titles in the press release.
For his return after more than three months of absence due in particular to abdominal pain, the Majorcan who will celebrate his 38th birthday on June 3 lost last week in the second round in Barcelona, a tournament he has won twelve times.