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Davis Cup Finals Group Stage

Can Alcaraz bounce again to spearhead Spain’s Davis Cup cost?

Sixteen international locations compete throughout 4 teams as Finals start this week

September 09, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz will look to channel residence assist this week as he seeks a fast response to his US Open disappointment on the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage.

The No. 3 within the PIF ATP Rankings, who was upset by Botic van de Zandschulp within the second spherical in New York, will lead six-time champion Spain’s Group B marketing campaign in Valencia. Alcaraz shall be representing his nation on the ‘World Cup of Tennis’ for the primary time since 2022.

Becoming a member of the Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion in representing their nation in Group B are World No. 11 Alex de Minaur (Australia), No. 18 Ugo Humbert (France) and No. 37 Jiri Lehecka (Czechia). All 4 nations competing on the Pabellon Fuente de San Luis are former Davis Cup champions.

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A number of ATP Tour stars will even be in motion in Bologna, Manchester and Zhuhai as group stage motion takes place from 10-15 September. The winners and runners-up of every group will advance to the Davis Cup Finals Knockout Stage, to be held in Malaga from 19-24 November, when the 2024 Davis Cup champions shall be determined.

Like Alcaraz’s Spain, Italy will compete on residence soil. The defending champion will depend on its energy in depth in Bologna because it plots a return to the knockout stage. The 2 main Italians within the PIF ATP Rankings, Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, are each unavailable, however captain Filippo Volandri nonetheless has three Prime 50 singles gamers to select from in Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Arnaldi and Matteo Berrettini.

Italy’s rivals in Group A are Belgium, Brazil and the Netherlands, all of whom are chasing their maiden Davis Cup crown.

Having reached his maiden Grand Slam semi-final in New York final week, Jack Draper shall be filled with confidence as he leads Nice Britain’s Group D marketing campaign in Manchester. The 22-year-old, the good new hope for males’s tennis in his nation after the current retirement of Andy Murray, joins Davis Cup stalwart Daniel Evans and Wimbledon doubles champion Henry Patten within the host nation’s lineup.

An Argentina crew that options Prime 35 singles stars Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will present stiff competitors to Draper and his teammates, as will 2022 titlist Canada, which is led by Felix Auger-Aliassime. Finland, which recorded its greatest Davis Cup consequence by reaching the semi-finals in 2023, completes the Group D lineup.

Historical past shall be made when Group C motion kicks off in Zhuhai. The primary Davis Cup Finals occasion to be held in China will function Chile, Germany, Slovakia and USA battling for 2 spots on the knockout stage.

Brandon Nakashima has been named on the USA’s Davis Cup roster for the primary time, a reward for the robust type that has lifted him to a career-high No. 40 within the PIF ATP Rankings. Mackenzie McDonald and Reilly Opelka are additionally singles choices for the file 32-time Davis Cup champion, with Paris Olympics silver medallists Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram offering energy on the doubles court docket.