Murray was earlier rested for Britain's group match against Kazakhstan
The Davis Cup Finals will now be played in a World Cup format with 18 national teams competing for glory
Nadal will finish the year as the World Number One after Djokovic lost to Federer
Nadal leads Djokovic with 640 points in their race to finish as the year-end World Number One
Nadal has never won the ATP Finals title while Djokovic won it five times
The Paris Masters victory gave the Serb an advantage over his rivals when it comes to big titles wins.
The Spaniard suffered an abdominal injury while arming up for the semi-final against Shapovalov.
Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters after beating Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4
The World number 10 defeated the world number one 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slams. 4 less than Federer's 20. Nadal holds 19.
Medvedev will be chasing his first Grand Slam title against one of the toughest possible opponents.
Djokovic eyes legendary feats in the current tennis season despite shocking US Open exit
The Swiss legend admits that he had unpleasant flashbacks from the Wimbledon final that he recently lost to Novak Djokovic.
Nadal will skip the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati because of fatigue.
Defending champion Roger Federer needs to reach the semi-finals of the upcoming BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in order to retain his spot atop of the ATP rankings.
The Swiss is now 600 points ahead of Rafael Nadal despite not hitting a ball last week, as the Spanish missed the Mexican Open.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have dominated the men's singles game for over a decade winning 33 of the last 41 Grand Slams.
Djokovic has not played since losing to Hyeon Chung in the Australian Open fourth round, after which he underwent an elbow surgery.
Federer lost three Grand Slam finals to Djokovic, who was in his prime during the period and was markedly better than the Swiss ace..
The 20-year-old German feels he has proved he can win a grand slam title in the future with a handful of high-profile wins.
The Serbian is supportive of the changes but wants a debate on the timing of the World Cup of Tennis.
A decision over whether the Swiss will compete on clay in 2018 will not come before the end of the BNP Paribas Open.