"Right now I’m not in a position": Rafael Nadal refuses to commit to any tournament after Laver Cup withdrawal

Spain’s legendary tennis star Rafael Nadal has admitted that he is not in a position to commit about any event. The 38-year-old is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles.

Nadal has struggled with fitness concerns in the recent past. It is because of this reason he has struggled with fitness concerns in the recent past. In 2023, the Spaniard missed three out of four Grand Slams because of injury and during that time, announced that he would retire at the end of the 2024 season.

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Nadal returned to the court earlier this season but has struggled with form and fitness concerns. Despite managing to play few events, the former world number one still ended up playing just one out of four Grand Slams in 2024 as well. Earlier this year, Nadal announced that he would take part in the Laver Cup but on Thursday, it was announced that he will not feature in a two-team event.

Nadal has been recently quoted in a report by Eurosport where he admitted that he is no position to commit for any future. The legendary tennis star further admitted that mentally he is in a ‘good’ space and has ‘no problems’.

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“Mentally I’m good, no problems," he said. "I’m at home, enjoying other things, training as much as I can every day. No drama, obviously these are decisions [the Laver Cup withdrawal] that are being made, and this was a possibility - it’s been a while without competing. There will be someone else who can do better. Right now I’m not in a position to put myself down for anything. I said [I would play] until the Olympics and then we would see, and I’m in that period of rest.”