Spain starts the Davis Cup Finals without Carlos Alcaraz

MADRID, 13 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish team will start this Wednesday (4:00 p.m.) at the Fuente de San Luis in Valencia its journey in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals against a Serbia, 'less' dangerous due to the absence of Novak Djokovic, a loss that it is compensated with that of Carlos Alcaraz, who finally will not play the first singles.

The Murcian landed on Tuesday morning in the Turia capital after winning the US Open and rising to number one. A carousel of many emotions in recent days, which is combined with great physical exhaustion after four very demanding last matches, three of them five sets.

Many hours on the track and a long journey to be with the Spanish team, with which he debuted at the beginning of the year in the playoff last March against Romania, after having to miss the Finals in Madrid last year, to which he arrived at a good time, for testing positive for coronavirus.

The one from El Palmar has an important physique and his youth could have caused him to make himself available to Bruguera, who already had to do without Pablo Carreño due to injury, in addition to Rafa Nadal, to form the two singles who will seek points against a selection Serbia where Djokovic will be a sensitive loss, although Viktor Troicki's men still have good arguments like the Spanish to compensate for the loss of their number one.

Alcaraz did not train this Tuesday and will finally rest for the first duel where the responsibility will fall on Roberto Bautista, very expert in this competition, and Albert Ramos, substitute for the injured Alejandro Davidovich, while Marcel Granollers will form the double with Pedro Martínez, Pablo's replacement Carreno.

For its part, Serbia will oppose two players with the ability to put up a 'battle' like Miomir Kecmanovic, 33 in the ATP ranking who will act as number one and the Castellón native's rival in the second match, and Filip Krajinovic, 41, although it will be Laslo Djere whoever opens against Ramos. Nikola Cacic and Dusan Lajovic complete the Balkan team that will have a little less pressure in their favor, something always important in Davis.