Tennis Fans React To Rafael Nadal’s Withdrawal From The Laver Cup After Federer’s Exit

The third-ranked player in the world joined Federer on the doubles court, but he will not take part in Saturday's mandatory singles match.

[{"selector":"#anim-2e20f225-3bff-4f4b-8ae9-6a6f78087e88 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(39.23515625627035%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c2a0151-ce6c-4249-a295-1ada0a1d6737","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92182fe2-cb24-413d-8982-c8a1c8cc2284","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b90c627-29e3-458d-9cd6-5a5ec340d19d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73051005-9980-442b-980a-63e8ac53d8e1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d5fb02b-0e2c-4234-9607-879d0d9d59a1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e58a53eb-3db3-475a-8809-737c475f3e95","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

Cameron Norie, another stand-in, has taken his position.

[{"selector":"#anim-6d08bbc2-2828-43d8-b321-8760cf6f2515 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.83603512470654%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f986053-3aa1-40bc-b373-7cb248651681","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eea7f9b0-3935-426a-9cf6-1d50c4f8a5ef","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e75b0832-efec-4ae1-b33c-0091d3c473f3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e12f7ed-9e4a-4533-bade-b8d935073c4c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0de39150-c3b3-4aba-82d6-61dfb6a04844","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da66c2b2-0f67-4c8d-8866-727acc74357d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

The former No. 1 team fell to World No. 1 Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe 4-6 7-5 (2) [11-9].

[{"selector":"#anim-80deadea-d96c-406b-85e5-24131fe9f037 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(41.21744231482875%, 0, 0) translate(22.32142857142857%, -22.321426314002636%) scale(1.4464285714285714)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57d72002-fc0d-4172-9efb-b397d8a20ede","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cab0b9ce-9b08-498e-9e5c-c945be579c0c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc2f9d41-5ac5-4796-8f9b-75f089fd5438","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c90a2756-f842-485c-ad7d-d895fad873d7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-839475a4-f65f-4c63-a65c-8a730a18cb6c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3b19f32-b14e-4fc8-88e0-8316bce9b875","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

Norrie, another alternative on Saturday's roster, has taken the place of the Spaniard.

[{"selector":"#anim-66ce714f-2759-46c6-8af4-e2244966128a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(50.23883300653619%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4d9ca292-ae12-4a40-bb56-5e5ff6e46576","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e499cd1a-841e-4a78-b0e0-1ed924f0ba3f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2e2cc33-f665-42ef-8dba-95dcfd05a57b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91cdd797-adb6-41bd-87ed-176d81495dab","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fddd302-136f-41c6-b5b4-64120c937f43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aff135df-c110-40c9-81cd-819b26d7efb9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

wherein Taylor Fritz, who is ranked first on Team World, will compete against Brit.

[{"selector":"#anim-c7cf5fc7-f6e3-4586-bd4d-a059fa7f5c5b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.709239209904354%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae627251-a8c0-4c3f-ac59-71a27eb1ce62","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a69970c-25cd-46e8-82cd-a86b125f4049","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5b03983-d737-42bf-9410-141261a79229","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-073f614f-a52a-4de1-995e-494a4617b59c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c79fb59a-d710-4b59-bed2-87f60d5110b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f535b532-632c-448d-94ec-ea3babf66ef1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

Rafael Nadal withdrew due to private matters.

[{"selector":"#anim-478d10f8-a240-461c-a83d-b9a5dbbdb18e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.37499986499611%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25cb4982-39e9-439c-a12f-197a8d9246b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4a3e21c-ff4c-4a32-9b41-93d2318f52a0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d17f171e-3275-4e55-8fcf-d09ef8efa3b3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21ccc68c-495a-4daf-a480-06a37fa25da2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8152d118-fd81-4714-a3d3-691639cad7e1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-710e4475-228b-48e9-9562-f139c7d00032","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

Cameron Nori will take his place.

[{"selector":"#anim-91f36705-b1a0-4e07-9518-7f4e1859f247 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(26.494565135922983%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-270fcf11-0a4b-4b6f-9bfe-3c96db70673a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c25b6656-ad44-472b-a668-7f02a1ed13af","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a435f959-7f43-4f65-93b3-3e64d745b12e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57218da8-a794-4043-936b-6ce8a1f7f007","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b9d91dc-e9e6-4b65-8f59-dc51e033a4cb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e533cfb3-5436-44c1-95e4-7225a1eaf4bb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

After deciding to retire from doubles due to the limits of his knee ailment, this happened.

[{"selector":"#anim-2734425d-e5d7-4fbc-9472-509f37f399d9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(10.921379890684426%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-341d7640-c102-41c7-b63e-9442647ed714","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8a62e38-6458-4550-9898-e6cf4de328f2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac134906-0085-4505-913b-6ccfeed0fbf1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acd32f50-9a14-4781-bad8-23b81fe484f4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eef64590-2efc-46bc-babb-418cf40d5260","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-425c1125-acfd-41be-bfbb-ddb2d888fe09","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

At Wimbledon, he was still dealing with the consequences of an abdominal injury.

[{"selector":"#anim-73af9108-ed1c-4cfe-ae8f-27c136a9df09 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(62.49999977245145%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec868c5b-064f-4e74-b13c-f6c36d2ca96d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99732e94-6671-4978-ada8-16c57923933e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0057f22-49cd-477c-99a6-d97984ea5249","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84cbb256-689e-47c4-92bf-0d77ce4ca080","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b995d5c9-b930-4c5f-bdbe-2664d5de6e09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-268a5e80-512d-4e57-91c7-81ad8773f4a1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google

While his pregnant wife was reportedly in a hospital back in Mallorca, there were tales to the contrary.

[{"selector":"#anim-acdc8a31-a456-462f-acf7-ef00967fd02b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(52.29711657157882%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c990efc-0753-4bf8-929b-0b4adc238cf9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cdb907fe-e63f-40f3-bbd0-75798e54cffe","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2d77cbb8-3a7b-4ebd-89a4-ca966a89b966","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36d5cb84-4717-4732-aa56-be2199b6ff6f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-943c8b5a-aebf-4984-9e3d-4b0a4c917e1f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee97d9af-7e58-478a-a582-6761f8df62e7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 326.52337%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit image : Google