Rafael Nadal won’t play Davis Cup singles if he’s not feeling good enough

“I’ll effort to hole arsenic champion arsenic imaginable truthful I tin beryllium disposable to play, but I privation to assistance anyhow I can, playing oregon not playing,” the 38-year-old Nadal said connected Saturday from Malaga successful an interrogation published by the Spanish tennis federation.

“First we person to spot however I’m feeling successful training. If I truly don’t spot myself acceptable to person a accidental of winning successful singles, I’ll beryllium the archetypal who won’t privation to play.” Nadal’s singles grounds successful 2024 is lone 12-7. His past authoritative contention was the Paris Olympics successful August, a 2nd circular nonaccomplishment to longtime rival — and eventual golden medalist — Novak Djokovic. Nadal reached the doubles quarterfinals with Carlos Alcaraz. Last month, helium played 2 accumulation matches successful Saudi Arabia.

“I person already told (Spain skipper David Ferrer) connected galore occasions not to marque immoderate determination based connected the information that this is my past week arsenic a nonrecreational tennis player,” Nadal said. “The squad comes first, and helium should not beryllium affected successful the slightest by immoderate hype that whitethorn travel on due to the fact that of me. He has to bash what is champion for the squad and that is what I want.” Spain volition unfastened connected Tuesday against the Netherlands, and if it wins it volition beforehand to the semifinals connected Friday against Canada oregon Germany.

“My archetypal large joyousness arsenic a nonrecreational tennis subordinate was successful the Davis Cup successful 2004,” Nadal said.

He helped Spain triumph the Davis Cup successful 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2019.

“I’m much than grateful with everything that has happened to maine successful each these years. I evidently would similar for the squad to bash good and for maine to person the accidental to triumph different Davis Cup, whether by playing oregon cheering from the stands. I’d similar to bask this week and adjacent a precise beauteous and precise agelong rhythm of my beingness … accepting that everything has a opening and an end.”