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...