The Spaniard is one Grand Slam away from levelling Federer's tally of 20 titles.
The duo will play a charity match in front of 48,000 people in Cape Town
The 33-year-old had been an unstoppable force in Spain's pulsating semi-final against Britain on Saturday.
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
Zverev defeated Nadal 6-2, 6-4 in the Nitto ATP Finals in London
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
All Big Four tennis greats are now married after Nadal's wedding
Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slams. 4 less than Federer's 20. Nadal holds 19.
This is Team Europe's third consecutive Laver Cup title. Nadal stepped back because of an injury.
Team Europe will be counting heavily on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to secure early victories for Team Europe on Day 3 of the Rod Laver Cup.
Nadal now has 19 Grand Slams to his name. He may soon catch Federer's 20 Grand Slam record.
Medvedev will be chasing his first Grand Slam title against one of the toughest possible opponents.
The Spanish icon is now two steps away from his fourth US Open title
Djokovic eyes legendary feats in the current tennis season despite shocking US Open exit
The Swiss legend dropped his opening set before stepping up his game to crush his opponent in the next three sets.