The 2024 edition of the Davis Cup Finals is set to be held at Palacio Deportes Martín Carpena in Malaga, Spain, from November 19 to 24.
There is a huge level of excitement regarding this year’s tournament since it will be the final event of Rafael Nadal’s career.
The 38-year-old Nadal has been on tour for more than two decades and is the second member of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis to call it a day. Roger Federer announced his departure in 2022, while Novak Djokovic is still near the top of the game.
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Apart from the 22-time Grand Slam champion, Spain’s roster has four-time Major winner Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers.
Italy is the defending champion.
SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals
November 19: Netherlands vs Spain – 9:30PM IST onwards
November 20: Germany vs Canada – 4:30PM IST onwards
November 21: USA vs Australia – 2:30PM IST onwards
November 21: Italy vs Argentina – 9:30PM IST onwards
Semifinals
November 22: (Winner of Spain vs Netherlands) vs (Winner of Germany vs Canada) – 9:30PM IST onwards
November 23: (Winner of Italy vs Argentina) vs (Winner of USA vs Australia) – 5:30PM IST onwards
Final
November 24 – 8:30PM IST onwards
SQUADS
Spain – Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pedro Martinez, Marcel Granollers, David Ferrer (non-playing captain)
Argentina – Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Etcheverry, Maximo Gonzalez, Andres Molteni, Guillermo Coria (non-playing captain)
Australia – Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Max Purcell, Matthew Ebden, Lleyton Hewitt (non-playing captain)
Canada – Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, Vasek Pospisil, Frank Dancevic (non-playing captain)
USA – Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Bob Bryan (non-playing captain)
Italy – Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Andrea Vavassori, Simone Bolelli, Filippo Volandri (non-playing coach)
Netherlands – Tallon Griekspoor, Botic van de Zandschulp, Jesper de Jong, Wesley Koohlof, Paul Haarhuis (non-playing captain)
Germany – Jan-Lennard Struff, Daniel Altmaier, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Puetz, Michael Kohlmann (non-playing captain)
FORMAT
Every match will have three rubbers – two singles and a decisive doubles match if the score is 1-1 after the singles matches.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The tournament will be broadcast in India on the Sony Sports Network and streamed live on Sony Liv and Jio TV.
Content Source: sportstar.thehindu.com