Alcaraz named in Spanish Davis Cup team but Nadal left out

Author: Agencies

MADRID: Carlos Alcaraz will play for Spain in the qualifying rounds of the Davis Cup in March but Rafael Nadal was not named in the squad announced by the Spanish tennis federation on Thursday. The 18-year-old Alcaraz joins Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreno, Alejandro Davidovich and Marcel Granollers in the Spanish team, with Sergi Bruguera as captain. Nadal is playing in the Australian Open but the 20-time grand slam champion has only recently recovered from a foot injury and will be selective with the tournaments he plays this year. Alcaraz, who lost a thrilling five-set match to Berrettini in Melbourne last week, was unable to play Davis Cup in November after testing positive for Covid. Spain will face Romania on March 4 and 5 in Marbella after losing to Russia in the tournament finals in Madrid. The winner of the tie will advance to this year’s finals, which will be played in four different venues that are still to be decided.

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