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Rafael Nadal named as Davis Cup Finals lineups announced


Rafael Nadal has been picked by captain David Ferrer as part of the Spanish Davis Cup Finals team, as a potential reunion with Carlos Alcaraz looms.

Nadal has not competed since the Paris Olympics, where he played singles and doubles with Alcaraz, having recently withdrawn from the Laver Cup.

This followed with the aforementioned Ferrer suggesting that there was a ‘possibility’ that Nadal could return for the Davis Cup, and now that potential has been confirmed.

The Spanish lineup consists of Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, 22-time major winner Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta and doubles World No.1 Marcel Granollers.

Spain will be the home favourites for their quarter-final tie against the Netherlands, with the knockout stages of the Davis Cup being held in Malaga.

The Davis Cup Finals take place between 19th and 24th November.

Inside the baseline…

It is great to see Rafael Nadal as part of the Spanish Davis Cup team, with it giving an indicator as to where his current physical capabilities are at. However, there is always this uncertainty around any Nadal participation, as the Spaniard has withdrawn from numerous tournaments over the past couple of years. Whether this is going to be Nadal’s final event is yet to be known, but what a way to go out it would be representing your nation in front of your home fans.

Full Davis Cup Finals knockout stages lineups 

While Spain’s lineup has caught most of the headlines, there are also some other big stars featuring for other nations including World No,1 Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Here are the full lineups from the eight remaining teams in the 2024 competition:

Quarter-Final 1: Italy vs Argentina

Italy
PlayerSRDR
Jannik Sinner1340
Lorenzo Musetti19203
Flavio Cobolli32321
Andrea Vavassori2469
Simone Bolelli–12
Captain: Filippo Volandri

 

Argentina
PlayerSRDR
Sebastián Báez25193
Francisco Cerúndolo31288
Tomas Martin Etcheverry35217
Andres Molteni–30
Maximo González–32
Captain: Guillermo Coria

 

 

Quarter-Final 2: United States vs Australia 

United States
PlayerSRDR
Taylor Fritz7154
Tommy Paul13–
Ben Shelton17110
Rajeev Ram–10
Austin Krajicek–28
Captain: Bob Bryan

 

Australia
PlayerSRDR
Alexei Popyrin23857
Jordan Thompson297
Thanasi Kokkinakis78433
Max Purcell898
Matt Ebden–5
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt

 

Quarter-Final 3: Germany vs Canada

Germany
PlayerSRDR
Jan-Lennard Struff38124
Yannick Hanfmann8284
Kevin Krawietz–13
Tim Puetz–13
Captain: Michael Kohlmann

 

Canada
PlayerSRDR
Felix Auger-Aliassime21548
Denis Shapovalov101–
Gabriel Diallo105626
Alexis Galarneau2541369
Vasek Pospisil7741380
Captain: Frank Dancevic

 

Quarter-Final 4: Netherlands vs Spain

Netherlands
PlayerSRDR
Tallon Griekspoor39130
Botic van de Zandschulp67155
Jesper De Jong128794
Wesley Koolhof–16
Captain: Paul Haarhuis

 

 Spain
PlayerSRDR
Carlos Alcaraz3–
Roberto Bautista Agut61–
Rafael Nadal154851
Pablo Carreño Busta201–
Marcel Granollers–1
Captain: David Ferrer

 

SR – Singles Ranking

DR – Doubles Ranking


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Matthew Johns, Tennishead Writer, is a professional tennis journalist with a specialist degree in Sports Journalism. He's a keen tennis player having represented his local club and University plus he's also a qualified tennis coach. Matthew has a deep knowledge of tennis especially the ATP Tour and thrives on breaking big tennis news stories for Tennishead.