Alcaraz, Davidovich, Granollers, Martínez and Jódar, the team for the Final 8 in Bologna

ByDavid Mitchell

The man from Malaga Alexander Davidovichrecent winner of the Shanghai Masters 1000 (China)completes the list of five players chosen by David Ferrer for the Final 8 of the Davis Cup in Bologna (Italy)which will be played from November 24 to 29, and joins a team in which they were already assured Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Jódar, Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez.

With Alcaraz and Jódar safe for the singles matches and Granollers-Martínez for the doubles, it remained to know who would be the fifth member of the Spanish team. The doubt was cleared up this Monday at the headquarters of the Higher Sports Council, in Madrid, by David Ferrer, who elected Davidovichwhose season finale is being very good, ahead of other options such as Jaume Munar, Daniel Mérida or Martín Landaluce.

The doubt was cleared up this Monday at the headquarters of the Higher Sports Council, in Madrid, by David Ferrer, who chose Davidovich

Davidovichwho will not be in the Basel tournament Due to a stomach virus, he has not played the Davis Cup since September 2023, when he lost in Valencia against the Czech Jiri Lehecka. The balance, in his participations with Spain, is one victory and two defeats.

With this team of guarantees, Spain, finalist in 2025 also in Bologna against Italy, is one of the favorites to lift the ‘salad bowl’ again, something it has not done since 2019 in Madrid, since no team has so many players in the top positions of the ATP ‘ranking’: Alcaraz (3), Jódar (11) and Davidovich (13).

Spain will debut against Austria on November 26 and if its rival wins, it will be the winner of the duel between Great Britain and Germany

The eight teams competing in the Davis Cup Finals are Czech Republic, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Austria and Spainwhich has six titles under its belt.

Spain will debut against Austria on November 26 and if its rival wins, the winner of the duel between Great Britain and Germany will emerge. The other quarterfinal ties are Czech Republic-Canada and Italy-South Korea

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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