The Murcian, the new number one in world tennis, will be placed under the command of Sergi Bruguera this Tuesday
With almost no time to revel in his victory, Carlos Alcaraz will embark on Monday’s journey to defend Spain’s colors in the Davis Cup. The Murcian, who was declared champion of the US Open against Casper Ruud and climbed to the first step of the world ranking on Monday, will fly to Valencia on Tuesday to be led by Sergi Bruguera on Tuesday.
The Spanish tennis player will tirelessly lead the navy in the task of qualifying for the final stage of the tournament, in a call that will not include Rafa Nadal, focused on the birth of his first child, or Alejandro Davidovich, who confirmed his left a few days ago due to physical problems.
In Valencia, Alcaraz will meet Roberto Bautista, Albert Ramos (replaced by Davidovich), Pedro Martínez and Marcel Granollers, to try and qualify Spain for the knockout stage of the tournament.
Spain is in Group B, along with Serbia, South Korea and Canada. The Serbs will face the loss of their number one Novak Djokovic who claimed personal reasons for leaving the Valencia event, although he is expected to be in Malaga in November. South Korea has Soonwoo Kwon, number 81 in the world, as the most dangerous player, so a priori he starts as the Cinderella of the group, while Canada may have one of its big stars, Felix Auger-Aliassime, but the Canadians will be Denis Shapovalov not have.
For Alcaraz, this will be his second experience in Davis, after his certification in Marbella, against Romania, the passage to the final phase of the tournament. The Murcian, who won Marius Copil in straight sets, became the youngest debutant in Spain since Rafa Nadal faced Jiri Novak in 2004. Yes, it will be his first experience in a Davis Cup Finals for Alcaraz, having missed last year’s edition when he contracted covid a few days before the start of the competition.
The Davis Cup group stage will be divided into four cities from September 13-18, Glasgow, Valencia, Hamburg and Bologna. Spain will play their matches in the municipal pavilion of the Fuente de San Luis. In case of qualification, the final stage of the tournament will be played in Malaga, on the Martín Carpena, from November 22 to 27, on a hard court.
Source: La Verdad
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