Spain will face the Netherlands in the Final 8 in Malaga

He spanish team deal with Netherlands in quarter finals of Davis Cup /(Final 8) to be played Malaga from November 19 to 24.

The David Ferrer-led team made it through the group stage unscathed beating the Czech Republic, France and Australia and exiting the draw as seeded. In the group stage, there was the Spain of Carlos Alcaraz and Roberto Bautista, who won their two individual matches, as well as Marcel Granollers, who won two doubles points, one with Alcaraz and the other with Pedro Martínez, in addition to Pablo Carreño.

This lineup may vary for the final stage in Malaga, where Rafael Nadal may be present, who has not competed since the Olympic Games and does not have any official tournament marked on the calendar, only the “6 Kings Slam” exhibition to be played in October in Saudi Arabia. The Spaniard withdrew from the Laver Cup being played this week because he was not ready for the competition.

The Netherlands, which finished second in its group behind Italy, was attended by Tallon Griekspoor (39th in the world), Botic Van de Zandschulp (68th), Alcaraz’s executioner at the US Open, Jesper De Jong ( 131) and Robin Haase, semi-retired tennis player, and Wesley Koolhof, 16th in doubles ranking.

In the draw, held this Thursday at the headquarters of the International Tennis Federation in London, other matches were also closed: Italy, against Argentina; United States, against Australia; and Canada, against Germany.

If they make it to the semifinals, Spain will face either Canada or Germany.

The Davis Cup, which will play its final stage at Martín Carpena in Málaga, refers to a change in its format for 2025, with a knockout phase based on home and away matches (like the classic format), before the phase final, which may change its headquarters to China in 2026.