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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.

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to being starstruck when he first faced Rafael Nadal, saying that facing the 22-time Grand Slam champion was “kind of a nightmare”.

The young Spaniard, in the media day of the Laver Cup, told an anecdote about the first challenge played with his legendary countryman

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,

The 38-year-old has not played a match since he and Alcaraz lost in the quarter-final of the men’s doubles event at the Paris 2024 Games. Nadal pulled out of the US Open but repeatedly voiced his commitment to the upcoming Laver Cup, a Roger Federer -founded team tournament.

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Carlos Alcaraz hopes that his budding rivalry with Jannik Sinner will blossom to the heights of that between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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 With several seasoned stars set to miss the competition, let’s take a look at the top five players who have withdrawn from Laver Cup 2024.