Nadal will play Davis Cup singles for Spain earlier than retiring
MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal has been chosen to play singles for Spain in opposition to the Netherlands on Tuesday within the Davis Cup Ultimate 8, the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s final match earlier than his retirement.
The road-ups of each nations have been introduced about an hour earlier than their quarterfinals started on Day 1 of the competitors on the sold-out Palacio de Deportes Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in southern Spain.
The 38-year-old Nadal will face Eightieth-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp within the opening singles match, earlier than Spain’s No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is drawn in opposition to No. 40 Tallon Griekspoor from the Netherlands. Nadal has received 29 consecutive Davis Cup singles matches.
If the best-of-three collection is tied at 1-all after singles, Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers will meet Van de Zandschulp and Wesley Koolhof in doubles to resolve which crew advances to the semifinals.
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