The International Tennis Federation has confirmed the players nominated to represent their nations at the Davis Cup 2024 Final Group Stage which will be held from September 10-15. Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcarazwill represent Spain in Valencia (Group B), and the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwill lead the defending champions in Bologna (Group A). Other nominations include Alex of Minaur (Australia), Nicholas Jarry (Chile), Sebastian Baez (Argentina), Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada), Ugo Humbert (France), Jack Draper (Great Britain) and Sebastian Repeat (USA).
Bologna (Group A), Valencia (B Group), Zhuhai (Group C) and Manchester (Group D) will host the Group Stage qualifiers, where four teams will play in a round-robin format. play-off round robin at each venue. The top two in each group will qualify for the Final 8 of Malagain November, where a direct elimination match will be played.
David HaggertyITF President, said: “It will be very exciting to see a good representation of the best players in the world representing their nations in September. Many of the nominees will also play at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Last year’s Davis Cup Final 8 was an incredible week, so I’m sure all 16 nations are highly motivated to book their place in Malaga.”
Feliciano Lopez, Director of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals, said: “Representing your nation is a great honour, and the strength of the announced teams demonstrates How much the Davis Cup means for players around the world. The Group Stage of the 2023 Finals was an incredible week, with high-quality tennis played at every venue, and I am sure the 2024 Finals will be no different.”
GROUP A. BOLOGNA (Italy)
Italy: Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Luciano Darderi, Simone Bolelli, Andrea Vavassori, Captain: Filippo Volandri
Lower Countries: Tallon Griekspoor, Botic van de Zandschulp, Jesper de Jong, Wesley Koolhof, Captain: Paul Haarhuis
Belgium: Zizou Bergs, Joris De Loore, Gauthier Onclin, Sander Gille, Joran Vliegen, Captain: Steve Darcis
Brazil: Thiago Monteiro, Felipe Meligeni Alves, Gustavo Heide, Joao Fonseca, Rafael Matos. Captain: Jaime Oncins.
GROUP B. VALENCIA (Spain)
Australia: Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson, Alexei Popyrin, Max Purcell, Matthew Ebden. Capitán: Lleyton Hewitt
Czech Reps.: Jiri Lehecka, Tomas Machac, Jakub Mensik, Vit Kopriva, Adam Pavlasek. Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
France: Ugo Humbert, Adrian Mannarino, Arthur Fils, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Captain: Paul-Henri Mathieu
Spain: Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, Marcel Granollers. Captain: David Ferrer
GROUP C: ZHUHAI (China)
Germany: Jan-Lennard Struff, Dominik Koepfer, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Puetz. Captain: Michael Kohlmann
EE.UU: Sebastian Korda, Marcos Giron, Brandon Nakashima, Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek. Captain: Bob Bryan
Eslovquia: Jozef Kovalik, Lukas Klein, Alex Molcan, Norbert Gombos, Igor Zelenay. Captain: Tibor Toth
Chile: Nicolas Jarry, Alejandro Tabilo, Christian Garin, Marcelo Tomas Barrios, Matias Soto. Captain: Nicolas Massu
D. MANCHESTER GROUP (United Kingdom)
Canada. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil. Captain: Frank Dancevic
Finland: Emil Ruusuvuori, Otto Virtanen, Harri Heliovaara, Patrik Niklas-Salminen. Captain: Jarkko Nieminen
Gran Bretaña: Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans, Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski. Capitán: Leon Smith
Argentina: Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerúndolo, Tomas Etcheverry, Andres Molteni, Maximo Gonzalez. Captain: Guillermo Coria
2024-07-15 20:20:15
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