Spain you already know the team members Australia, Czechia and France those to be measured in Valencia from September 10 to 15after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed the players nominated to represent their countries in the Group Stage of the 2024 Davis Cup Final.
Last weekend it was revealed that the Spanish team, captained by David Ferrerwill have Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño and Marcel Granollersat the expense of meeting a fifth player later who might be Rafael Nadal.
In this group stage, 16 teams will compete in four places (Bologna, Valencia, Zhuhai and Manchester) for a place in the 8-way final to be held in Malaga in November.
The ITF confirmed that Australia will compete with Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson, Alexei Popyrin, Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden; Czechia with Jiri Lehecka, Tomas Macac, Jakub Mensik, Vit Kopriva and Adam Pavlasek; and France with Ugo Humbert, Adrian Mannarino, Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Other great players on the circuit, like the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinner, will lead the world champions in their title defense in Bologna (Group A). Nicolás Jarry (Chile), Sebastián Báez (Argentina), Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada), Jack Draper (Great Britain) and Sebastian Korda (United States) will also represent their countries.
The four teams that will share the venue will play in a round-robin league format.
The best two in each group will qualify for the Final 8 in Malaga, where a direct elimination match will be held to crown the 2024 World Champion.
ITF president David Haggerty said it will be “exciting” to see a good representation of “the best players in the world” representing their countries in September.
“Many of the nominees will also play in Paris 2024, and this year’s schedule will allow the world’s best tennis players ample opportunity to compete for their country’s colors,” he added.
The tournament director of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals, Feliciano López, emphasized that for the players to represent their country is “a great honor.”
“The strength of the announced teams shows how important the Davis Cup is to players around the world,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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