The Davis Cup Final 8 teams have been announced, with Rafael Nadal making a big name in the mix in Malaga this November.
Nadal has been out of competition since the Paris Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Novak Djokovic in singles and reached the quarter-finals in doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.
Currently ranked No 154, Nadal has won only 14 singles matches in the past two years. Speculation is swirling about whether this year’s Davis Cup could mark his retirement, although he has not indicated any plans to do so.
The 38-year-old will compete alongside Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, and Marcel Granollers, led by captain David Ferrer, as Spain aims for their seventh Davis Cup title.
Italy and USA have full strength Davis Cup teams
Spain faces tough competition from Italy and USA, both of whom have named strong teams for the competition.
Jannik Sinner returns for Italy after his role in their 2023 title, while US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz teams up with Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton for the United States.
Notable absences include Alexander Zverev for Germany and Alex de Minaur for Australia.
Here are the full squads for all eight Davis Cup Final 8 nations:
Italy
- Jannik Sinner
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Flavio Cobolli
- Andrea Vavassori
- Simone Bolleli
Argentina
- Sebastian Baez
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Maximo Gonzalez
- Andres Molteni
USA
- Taylor Fritz
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Rajeev Ram
- Austin Krajicek
Australia
- Alexei Popyrin
- Jordan Thompson
- Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Max Purcell
- Matthew Ebden
Germany
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Yannick Hanfmann
- Kevin Kraweitz
- Tim Puetz
Canada
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Denis Shapovalov
- Gabriel Diallo
- Alexis Galarneau
- Vasek Pospisil
Netherlands
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jesper de Jong
- Wesley Koolhof
Spain
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Rafael Nadal
- Pablo Carreno Busta
- Marcel Granollers
The action will take place in Malaga from November 19-24, 2024.
