By 2000, Spain I didn’t know what it was to win one Davis Cup. Two decades later, the army It is one of the six countries with the most titles in the history of the most traditional team tennis event.
In a competition that is still “looking for a comeback” with the new format after a lifetime with a classic form of controversy for the entire environment, the Spanish team will seek, in this case, to gain access to the immediate elimination round that will begin with the quarterfinals. The advantage? Everything will be done locally. The group stage will take place in Valencia in September, while the final stage of the Finals will be in Malaga in November.
Spain Group in Davis Cup Finals 2023: Series, Matches, Results and Ranking
Then, once the match schedule is set, Sports news will present all the details. At the moment, only the groups are known, those drawn on Wednesday, March 29.
Spain will be part of Group C along with Serbia, Czech Republic and South Korea. A priori, the region looks accessible to achieve the goal of reaching the top 8 in November. In 2022, they went through this round without any major problems (they finished with wins over Serbia and South Korea, lost to Canada, eventually the champion), but their dream was cut short in the quarterfinals when they lost to Croatia 2-0. .
Serbian
As mentioned, Spaniards and Balkans met in 2022 and it was a resounding 3-0 for Spain. Albert Ramos defeated Laslo Djere in three sets, Roberto Bautista Agut sent Miomir Kecmanovic to a doubles tiebreak and Marcel Granollers/Pedro Martínez doubles defeated Dusan Lajovic/Nikola Cacic. The presence or absence of Novak Djokovic will determine the difficulty of this engagement.
Nole, who has not played for his country since 2021, has a record of 42-13 when defending Serbia. The rest of the team shouldn’t change much from last year. maybe Filip Krajinovic will join as well.
The Czech Republic
Without the glories of the past, the Czech Republic is in a transition period led by Jiri Lehecka. Despite not having the best players in the world, they managed to reach this stage after eliminating Portugal 3-1 away. Lehecka defeated Nuno Borges and Joao Sousa.
Tomas Machac is the second singlelist. Given the quality of the Spanish squad, he shouldn’t get many chances. In 2022 he did not participate in the Finals
South Korea
As with Serbia, Spain will again face South Korea as they did last season. Will the 3-0 be repeated? It is most likely in the former. Seong Chang Hong, Soonwoo Kwon and doubles players Ji Sung Nam Min-Kyu Song look small risks for a team that aspires big.
The Asians have a bad history in the World Group: they have only played it for six years. In fact, she is currently experiencing her best moment since entering the tournament in 1960.
The Spanish team in the 2023 Davis Cup finals: who is playing?
Although it is still early to analyze the first call for David Ferrerthe captain of the Spanish team who replaced Sergi Bruguera, it is clear that he will have plenty of material to choose from. The figures of Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, who were not in the last definition, stand out.
In Valencia 2022 Carlos Alcaraz, Albert Ramos, Roberto Bautista Agut, Marcel Granollers, Pedro Martínez played, while in Malaga the only change was Pablo Carreño Busta for the Murcians. Other names that could be mentioned are Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Bernabé Zapata Miralles and Jaume Munar.
