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Davis Cup Final 8 to take place in November
September 23, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have both been names to Spain's Davis Cup Final 8 team.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have both been names to Spain's Davis Cup Final 8 team.
By ATP Staff
Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are among the players who were announced by their countries for the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, to be played in November.

Nadal, who held No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for 209 weeks in his career, has not competed since the Paris Olympics. His doubles partner there, Alcaraz, won two of the four majors — Roland Garros and Wimbledon — this year. They will try to secure glory for Spain.

The man who triumphed at the other two majors, the Australian Open and US Open, Sinner will lead the Italian contingent, which will also include Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli.

Another intriguing team is the United States, which will feature Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.

In the Final 8, Italy will face Argentina, the United States will play Australia, Germany will take on Canada and the Netherlands will battle Spain.

The quarter-finals will take place from 19-21 November, with the semi-finals on 22-23 November and the final on 24 November.

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The rosters are as follows:

Italy
Jannik Sinner
Lorenzo Musetti
Flavio Cobolli
Andrea Vavassori
Simone Bolelli
Captain: Filippo Volandri

Argentina
Sebastian Baez
Francisco Cerundulo
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Maximo Gonzalez
Andres Molteni
Captain: Guillermo Coria

United States
Taylor Fritz
Tommy Paul
Ben Shelton
Rajeev Ram
Austin Krajicek
Captain: Bob Bryan

Australia
Alexei Popyrin
Jordan Thompson
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Max Purcell
Matthew Ebden
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt

Germany
Jan-Lennard Struff
Yannick Hanfmann
Kevin Krawietz
Tim Puetz
Captain: Michael Kohlmann

Canada
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Denis Shapovalov
Gabriel Diallo
Alexis Galarneau
Vasek Pospisil
Captain: Frank Dancevic

Netherlands
Tallon Griekspoor
Botic van de Zandschulp
Jesper de Jong
Wesley Koolhof
Captain: Paul Haarhuis

Spain
Carlos Alcaraz
Roberto Bautista Agut
Rafael Nadal
Pablo Carreno Busta
Marcel Granollers
Captain: David Ferrer

The schedule for the Davis Cup Final 8 has been announced
September 25, 2024
Jannik Sinner has been named to Italy's Davis Cup Final 8 team.
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Jannik Sinner has been named to Italy's Davis Cup Final 8 team.
By ATP Staff
The International Tennis Federation has announced the schedule for the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8. The event will take place at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Malaga from 19-24 November.

The Davis Cup Final 8 will begin with Spain taking on the Netherlands in a quarter-final at 5 p.m. CET on Tuesday 19 November. The match will be followed by Germany facing 2022 champions Canada at 12 p.m. CET on Wednesday 20 November.

In the top half of the draw, on Thursday 21 November, the United States will face Australia during the day session before defending champions Italy plays Argentina in the evening session.

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The semi-finals will begin on Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November. The 2024 Davis Cup final is slated for Sunday 24 November.

Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner are among the players announced to compete by their respective countries.

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Below is the complete schedule for the Final 8:

Quarter-finals
Tuesday 19 November (5 p.m. CET): Netherlands v Spain
Wednesday 20 November (12 p.m. CET): Germany v Canada
Thursday 21 November (10 a.m. CET): USA v Australia
Thursday 21 November (not before 5 p.m. CET): Italy v Argentina

Semi-finals
Friday 22 November (5 p.m. CET): Germany or Canada v Netherlands or Spain
Saturday 23 November (1 p.m. CET): Italy or Argentina v USA or Australia

Final
Sunday 24 November (4 p.m. CET): Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2