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Davis Cup – Play-off – Spain does not select Rafael Nadal for the Davis Cup play-off
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Davis Cup – Play-off – Spain does not select Rafael Nadal for the Davis Cup play-off

The Spain team, which is due to face Romania on March 4 and 5 in the Davis Cup play-offs, will play without Rafael Nadal. The young Carlos Alcaraz has been selected. Eliminated in the first round of the Davis Cup, at the end of last November, the Spanish team is forced to play a play-off match, on March 4 and 5 in Marbella against Romania, to be able to participate in the next edition of the event. The composition of the Spanish selection fell on Thursday. Rafael Nadal is not one of them.Young Carlos Alcaraz (18, ranked 31st at ATP) was retained by captain Sergi Bruguera, as were Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño, Alejandro Davidovich and Marcel Granollers. Alcaraz has just taken part in the Australian Open. He was eliminated in the third round by the Italian Matteo Berrettini, in fi...
Souvenirs from Montreal for Nadal
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Souvenirs from Montreal for Nadal

Rafael Nadal didn't fall out of his chair when he learned he would face Denis Shapovalov in the next round. The Spaniard, who has a good memory, still remembers his loss to the Ontarian in Montreal in 2017. • Read also: Australian Open: Mannarino resists a set to Nadal • Read also: Djokovic wants to play Australian Open in 2023, says tournament director • Read also: Australian Open: still in the round of 16 "It was a tough game," Nadal said after his three-set victory over Adrian Mannarino. If I still remember it, it's because I was fighting for the number one spot in the world. “He had played well. He was very young and he played with incredible intensity. He was able to create equally incredible shots. “Everyone on tour knows he is one of the ...