Davis Cup 2024 and farewell to Rafa Nadal: tickets for the Malaga event, match schedules and participating tennis players

After the farewell of Roger Federer At the 2022 Laver Cup, the world of tennis faces a new farewell of those that leave their mark. Rafa Nadal announced on October 10 that 2024 would be its last year. After saying goodbye to the Madrid court, where he experienced so many successes, playing one last time at Roland Garros, at the same time that he played his last Olympic Games, the Spaniard will hang up his racket after the Davis Cup.

The winner of 22 Grand Slams wanted to say goodbye in Spain, in front of those fans who have shouted the “Let’s go Rafa!” breaking the dead silence that usually accompanies matches. His last minutes as a professional will be defending the red flag, although he will not be alone in this mission.

After sweeping Valencia, during the preliminary phase to the 8-a-side Final, Spain won the ticket to Malaga, the city that will host the Davis Cup between the November 19 and 24. David Ferrer, in charge of the national team, will have an elite team in the 112th edition of the competition. Carlos AlcarazRoberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño, Marcel Granollers and Rafa Nadal They will be in charge of fighting for the salad bowl.

The Valencian wants to win the seventh cup in the history of Spain, after the triumphs in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 y 2019. All of them have Nadal’s signature, except the one from 2000, although he was also present, but in a different way. strap He commented on Eurosport that in Manacor, when he was barely 14 years old, he was the standard bearer of the final: “Rafa was extremely shy, super introverted and barely spoke to us. He looked up a little, listened to us and nodded, little more. I was next to him on the track, and I told him things. He was very young, he was 14 years old, and I was 26″.

The tennis player is one of the most recognized and awarded athletes in the country, which is why the expectation is maximum to see him hit the last rackets of his career. After announcing his retirement, tickets for the Davis Cup practically became a collector’s item. So much so that, in a few hours, the organization hung the sold out sign for the final at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace from Malaga.

On pages like Viagogothe price of tickets went up 33.600 euros for the quarterfinal entry. This amount is far from the original price, which was at 48 euros. The most expensive ticket on the official website did not exceed 525 euros. With six days left until the championship begins, there are only a few tickets available. It is the case of Germany-Canada from Wednesday the 20th; United States-Australia from Thursday the 21st; Italy-Argentina from Thursday the 21st; and of the semi-finals two on Saturday the 23rd.

Unlike other tennis competitions, in the Davis Cup the schedules are predetermined, so there will be no wait for the previous match to finish. In this way, the shocks are:

• Netherlands – Spain: Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 p.m.
• Germany – Canada: Wednesday, November 20 at 12:00 p.m.
• United States – Australia: Thursday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m.
• Italy – Argentina: Thursday, November 21 at 5:00 p.m.
• Semifinal one: Friday, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. (Germany or Canada – Spain or Netherlands)
• Semifinal two: Saturday, November 23 at 1:00 p.m. (Italy or Argentina – United States or Australia)
• Final: Sunday, November 24 at 4:00 p.m.

The national teams will face each other in both individual and doubles, so each coach has chosen the best in both categories. However, as was seen in the group stage, there will be tennis players specialized in playing alone who will take to the court with a dance partner.

Carlos Alcaraz made it clear that he is capable of dazzling in both ways. The duo that Carlos and Rafa they formed in the Olympic Games excited all Spaniards. Finally, it was not to be and they were eliminated before being eligible for the medal, however, they planted the seeds of something that can be consolidated in Malaga. The Murcian has gained more experience in recent months, as he demonstrated with Granollers in September.

Even so, they will have to be prepared to face great duelists:

• Spain: Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño, Marcel Granollers and Rafa Nadal. Captain: David Ferrer.
• Netherlands: Tallon Greekpoor, Botic Van De Zandschulp, Jesper De Jong y Wesley Koolhof. Capitán: Paul Haarhuis.
• Germany: Jan-Lennard Struff, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Philipp Krawietz y Tim Puetz. Captain: Michael Kohlmann.
• Canada: Jan-Lennard Struff, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Philipp Krawietz y Tim Puetz. Captain: Michael Kohlmann.
• USA: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram y Austin Krajicek. Captain: Bob Bryan.
• Australia: Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden. Captain: Lleyton Hewitt.
• Italia: Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli. Captain: Filippo Volandri
• Argentina: Sebastián Báez, Francisco Cerúndulo, Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Máximo González and Andrés Molteni. Captain: Guillermo Coria.