Carlos Alcaraz, for his Davis Cup debut in Marbella. /
Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov will not go to Valencia for the group stage and will pave the way for the Armada qualification, despite the strong Serbian block with Djokovic
In the last few hours, as it should be, the line-ups for the group stage of the Davis Cup, in Valencia, September 13-18, have been known, and the news jumped when that of Canada was published, without its two main figures, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, which greatly facilitates Spain’s passage to the Malaga final in November (from 21 to 27 in Carpena).
Recall that Spain will face Serbia, Canada and South Korea in a group where only the best two will reach the final in November. In principle, Korea will have a minimum of options, with Soon Woo Kwon (79th) as the only reference, because his second racquet, Seong-Chan Hong, is already 478th in the standings.
Meanwhile, Canada, current champions of the ATP Cup, a tournament for national teams that is played in January with a format very similar to that of Davis (it beat Spain precisely in the final), comes with a more small. Vasek Pospisil (145th), specialist in fast courts, is their leader, with Alexis Galarneau (213th) as second player. It doesn’t look like this couple can put a Navy in trouble with Carlos Alcaraz (4th), Pablo Carreño (14th, recent winner of the Masters 1000 in Montreal), Roberto Bautista (19th) and Alejandro Davidovich (37th), plus a double. player like Marcel Granollers who won Grand Slam tournaments.
Meanwhile, Serbia arrive with their best team, with former world number one Novak Djokovic at the helm. The group stage is played right after the US Open, and in principle the tennis player from Belgrade will not be able to be in New York, even if he is not yet excluded. He will be joined by Miomir Kecmanovic (36th), Filip Krajnovic (46th), Laslo Djere (86th) and Dusan Lajovic (87th).
This way, if there are no surprises, Spain would play for first and second place with Serbia against the already established crosses in the Malaga final for the quarter-finals. Navy will make their debut against Serbia on Wednesday, September 14, starting at 4:00 p.m. at La Fonteta, and will play their second game against Canada on Friday, September 16. Participation will end on Sunday, September 18 against South Korea, always at the same time. .
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