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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Nadal has not competed since the Paris Olympics, where he played singles and doubles with Alcaraz, having recently withdrawn from the Laver Cup.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 However, there is always this uncertainty around any Nadal participation, as the Spaniard has withdrawn from numerous tournaments over the past couple of years.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
Player SR DR
Jannik Sinner 1 340
Lorenzo Musetti 19 203
Flavio Cobolli 32 321
Andrea Vavassori 246 9
Simone Bolelli 12
Captain: Filippo Volandri

 

Argentina
Player SR DR
Sebastián Báez 25 193
Francisco Cerúndolo 31 288
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 35 217
Andres Molteni 30
Maximo González 32
Captain: Guillermo Coria

 

 

Quarter-Final 2: United States vs Australia 

United States
Player SR DR
Taylor Fritz 7 154
Tommy Paul 13
Ben Shelton 17 110
Rajeev Ram 10
Austin Krajicek 28
Captain: Bob Bryan

 

Australia
Player SR DR
Alexei Popyrin 23 857
Jordan Thompson 29 7
Thanasi Kokkinakis 78 433
Max Purcell 89 8
Matt Ebden 5
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt

 

Quarter-Final 3: Germany vs Canada

Germany
Player SR DR
Jan-Lennard Struff 38 124
Yannick Hanfmann 82 84
Kevin Krawietz 13
Tim Puetz 13
Captain: Michael Kohlmann

 

Canada
Player SR DR
Felix Auger-Aliassime 21 548
Denis Shapovalov 101
Gabriel Diallo 105 626
Alexis Galarneau 254 1369
Vasek Pospisil 774 1380
Captain: Frank Dancevic

 

Quarter-Final 4: Netherlands vs Spain

Netherlands
Player SR DR
Tallon Griekspoor 39 130
Botic van de Zandschulp 67 155
Jesper De Jong 128 794
Wesley Koolhof 16
Captain: Paul Haarhuis

 

 Spain
Player SR DR
Carlos Alcaraz 3
Roberto Bautista Agut 61
Rafael Nadal 154 851
Pablo Carreño Busta 201
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.

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