NADAL – VAN DE ZANDSCHULP
Gala ovation for Rafa Nadal, who couldn’t help but be happy as the anthem played
NADAL – VAN DE ZANDSCHULP
NADAL – VAN DE ZANDSCHULP
The teams hit the court! Everything is ready for the start of the ceremony presentation of groups
A doubles duel will close the match. The only guaranteed place in the Spanish team is Marcel Granollersmodality specialist and number one in the pair, Barring a last-minute surprise, he will be able to play Carlos Alcaraz
Next, after the clash between Nadal and Van de Zandschulp, it’s the turn of the number one of both teams. Carlos Alcaraz will face Tallon Griekspoor. The Murcian, who won the four duels he played with the main Dutch player, including two in 2024, won five of the six matches he played in the Davis Cup. He only lost in the group stage of the 2022 Finals, against Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime
Nadal has faced Botic van de Zandschulp twicewho defeated Alcaraz in the last US Open, and won both matches, played in 2022, at Roland Garros and at Wimbledon
This will be Nadal’s 31st individual Davis Cup match. The Spanish tennis player has won 29 of them, in a row. Only one defeat counts, the first, in his debutagainst Czech Jiri Novak in a 2004 showdown, in Brno, Czech Republic
Then, a month ago, he jumped on the court again, at the Six Kings Slam, the Riyadh exhibition, but without the pressure of having to achieve a goal.
A lot has changed since then. The fourteen-time Roland Garros champion is facing his final steps as a player in a year where his presence in competitions has been scarce. In fact, He has not played an official individual match since August the latter, when he played in the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and lost against Novak Djokovic
Since then, the Spaniard has not been part of the Spanish team. He met again in the Netherlands as it happened in 2004, when Nadal won his first trophy in this competition he chose for his farewell as a professional.
In fact, the manacorí, 38 years old, He has not played in the Spanish team since the 2019 finalwhen Spain won the last Davis Cup title and Nadal was also the architect of that victory played at the Caja Mágica in Madrid
The Spaniard, who will face the countdown to his retirement as a professional in this Davis Cup Finals, is the bet of the Spanish team that conducts in Malaga the conquest of his seventh salad bowl, six of them with Nadal at the helm
Nadal, who arrived in Malaga on Thursday, has been training hard since then, especially on Monday, with Carlos Alcaraz, on the track set up at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace.
Carlos AlcarazAs planned, will compete as number 1 in the next individual match against Tallon Griekspoor
Finally, Rafa Nadal will play, at 5 pm, the first match of singles. The winner of 22 Grand Slam titles was finally selected by captain David Ferrer to open the rivalry against the Dutch team and will face Botic van de Zandschulp
Good afternoon! We start the Davis Cup quarter-final tie live Spain and the Netherlands
LiveBlog: 3025
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
