Neil Hodgson has moved to the United States-based AMA Superbike series, Jeremy McWilliams is in talks over a switch to British Superbike Championship while Chris Burns' future is also in doubt aftera trying campaign with Harris WCM.
Federer took a long break after the U.S. Open in September, while Nadal also had a rest with next month's Davis Cup final between Spain and Argentina in mind.