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Nadal shared news on Thursday that he would not make an appearance at the annual event in Berlin, stating that it would not be in the best interests of Team Europe if he were to participate.

The Spaniard was last in action playing doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Carlos Alcaraz, and while he says he is in a good space mentally, he was not able to confirm when he would next make a professional appearance on a tennis court.

He said: "Mentally, I’m good, no problems. 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."

Nadal has endured a difficult 2024 so far, playing only 21 competitive singles matches with a record of 13-8.

He has only one grand slam victory to his name this year, beating Jack Draper in the Australian Open, but he lost in the first round of the French Open to eventual finalist Alexander Zverev.