The wait is over. This Wednesday the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced the Davis Cup Final 8 Schedule 2024which will take place at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace in Málaga from November 19 to 24.
Spain will play in the first round of the week. It is on Tuesday, November 19, facing the Netherlands in the quarter-final tie starting at 5:00 pm
Another tie from the bottom of the table, the clash between Germany and Canadaworld champion in 2022, will be played on Wednesday, November 20 at 12:00.
The two quarter-final ties for the top half of the draw will be played on Thursday, November 23. The rivalry between the United States and Australia will take place in the day session (10am), while Italy, defending the world title, will face Argentina in the afternoon session (not before 5pm).
The semifinals will take place on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23before the two remaining teams battle it out to be crowned this season’s world champions in the 2024 Davis Cup final on Sunday, November 24.
Tickets are now on sale for all days on the competition’s official website. Single ticket prices start at 40 euros.
The final round of Malaga will mark Rafa Nadal’s return to Davis after five yearscertainly since the final against Canada in 2019 where he won his fifth title (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019), all in Spain except for the first in 2000, when Rafa was the standard bearer of the champion team at the Palau Sant Jordi of Barcelona.
So, Nadal and Alcaraz will reunite in the Davis Cupa very important boost for the captain, who will have them with more alternatives to face the F8 in Malaga with more chances of success.
Davis is a particular competition where not all players are comfortable for whatever reason, including the pressure of playing for teams and representing your country. Rafa, on the other hand, has always been a real ‘beast’ in this competitionone of those players who thrived in the face of any adversity, as evidenced by his impressive record: 29 wins and one loss in singles and eight wins and four losses in doubles for a total of 37-5.
Spain will face the Netherlands in the 2024 quarterfinals, sailing their gala team: Tallon Griekspoor (39th in the world), Botic Van de Zandschulp (67th), Jesper De Jong (128th) and Wesley Koolhof, their doubles specialist and No. 16 in sports.
Davis Cup 2024
Quarter finals
Spain – Netherlands (Tuesday 7pm – 5pm)
Germany – Canada (Wednesday 20 – 12 noon)
The
United States – Australia (Thursday 9pm – 10am)
Italy – Argentina (Thursday 9pm – 5pm)
Davis Cup 2024
Semifinals and finals
First semi-final (Friday 22 – 5pm)
Second semi-final (Saturday 23 – 1pm)
The
Final (Sunday 24 – 16h)
Source: La Verdad
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