Davis Cup Finals 2024: Preview, teams, schedule and live streaming info
The 2024 edition of the Davis Cup Finals is set to be held at Palacio Deportes Martín Carpena in Malaga, Spain, from November 19 to 24.
There is a huge level of excitement regarding this year’s tournament since it will be the final event of Rafael Nadal’s career.
The 38-year-old Nadal has been on tour for more than two decades and is the second member of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis to call it a day. Roger Federer announced his departure in 2022, while Novak Djokovic is still near the top of the game.
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Apart from the 22-time Grand Slam champion, Spain’s roster has four-time Major winner Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers.
Italy is the defending champion.
SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals
November 19: Netherlands vs Spain – 9:30PM IST onwards
November 20: Germany vs Canada – 4:30PM IST onwards
November 21: USA vs Australia – 2:30PM IST onwards
November 21: Italy vs Argentina – 9:30PM IST onwards
Semifinals
November 22: (Winner of Spain vs Netherlands) vs (Winner of Germany vs Canada) – 9:30PM IST onwards
November 23: (Winner of Italy vs Argentina) vs (Winner of USA vs Australia) – 5:30PM IST onwards
Final
November 24 – 8:30PM IST onwards
SQUADS
Spain – Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pedro Martinez, Marcel Granollers, David Ferrer (non-playing captain)
Argentina – Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Etcheverry, Maximo Gonzalez, Andres Molteni, Guillermo Coria (non-playing captain)
Australia – Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Max Purcell, Matthew Ebden, Lleyton Hewitt (non-playing captain)
Canada – Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, Vasek Pospisil, Frank Dancevic (non-playing captain)
USA – Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Bob Bryan (non-playing captain)
Italy – Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Andrea Vavassori, Simone Bolelli, Filippo Volandri (non-playing coach)
Netherlands – Tallon Griekspoor, Botic van de Zandschulp, Jesper de Jong, Wesley Koohlof, Paul Haarhuis (non-playing captain)
Germany – Jan-Lennard Struff, Daniel Altmaier, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Puetz, Michael Kohlmann (non-playing captain)
FORMAT
Every match will have three rubbers – two singles and a decisive doubles match if the score is 1-1 after the singles matches.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The tournament will be broadcast in India on the Sony Sports Network and streamed live on Sony Liv and Jio TV.