Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to be out of Davis Cup group stage forward of Serbia London

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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to be out of Davis Cup group stage forward of Serbia London

Carlos Alcaraz will lead Spain within the Davis Cup group stage subsequent month towards Novak Djokovic’s Serbia after Rafael Nadal was dropped on Monday.

Nadal is about to return to competitors at this week’s hard-court match in Cincinnati after the 22-time Grand Slam champion pulled out of Wimbledon forward of the semi-finals as a consequence of an stomach harm. Injury saved him out of this month’s occasion in Montreal, one other hard-court warmup occasion forward of the US Open, which begins in New York on August 29.

Spain and Serbia may even play Canada and South Korea in Valencia, one among 4 European cities that may host the group stage from 13–18 September. Other cities are Bologna, Hamburg and Glasgow.

Former world No 1 Andy Murray will play within the match for the primary time since 2019, having been named in a UK squad that may face the United States, Kazakhstan and the Netherlands in Scotland. Second-order Alexander Zverev, who had surgical procedure in June to restore a torn ligament in his proper ankle, will lead the German group towards France, Belgium and Australia in Hamburg.

2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic will lead Croatia towards Italy, Argentina and Sweden in Bologna. The prime two groups from every group will advance to the knockout stage in Malaga on 22-27 November


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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