Player nominations for the Davis Cup Finals were announced earlier this week. Eighteen teams will compete in six round-robin groups at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain from November 18-24, with the six winners plus the top two second-place nations (based on sets and games won) advancing to the quarterfinals.
Among the top players competing are Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, David Goffin, and Gael Monfils.
Group A
France
Gael Monfils
Benoit Paire
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
Captain: Sebastien Grosjean
Japan
Yoshihito Nishioka
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Yuichi Sugita
Taro Daniel
Ben McLachlan
Captain: Satoshi Iwabuchi
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Dusan Lajovic
Filip Krajinovic
Viktor Troicki
Janko Tipsarevic
Captain: Nenad Zimonjic
Group B
Croatia
Marin Cilic
Borna Coric
Mate Pavic
Nikola Mektic
Ivan Dodig
Captain: Zeljko Krajan
Russia
Daniil Medvedev
Karen Khachanov
Andrey Rublev
Evgeny Donskoy
Captain: Shamil Tarpishev
Spain
Rafael Nadal
Roberto Bautista Agut
Pablo Carreno Busta
Feliciano Lopez
Marcel Granollers
Captain: Sergi Bruguera
Group C
Argentina
Diego Schwartzman
Guido Pella
Leonardo Mayer
Horacio Zeballos
Captain: Gaston Gaudio
Chile
Cristian Garin
Nicolas Jarry
Alejandro Tabilo
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Captain: Nicolas Massu
Germany
Jan-Lennard Struff
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Dominik Koepfer
Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Group D
Australia
Alex de Minaur
Nick Kyrgios
John Millman
Jordan Thompson
John Peers
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
Belgium
David Goffin
Kimmer Coppejans
Steve Darcis
Joran Vliegen
Sander Gille
Captain: Johan Van Herck
Colombia
Daniel Galan
Santiago Giraldo
Alejandro Gonzalez
Juan Sebastian Cabal
Robert Farah
Captain: Pablo Gonzalez
Group E
Great Britain
Dan Evans
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
Neal Skupski
Captain: Leon Smith
Kazakhstan
Alexander Bublik
Mikhail Kukushkin
Dmitry Popko
Alexsandr Nedovyesov
Andrey Golubev
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
Netherlands
Robin Haase
Tallon Griekspoor
Botic Van de Zandschulp
Wesley Koolhof
Jean-Julien Rojer
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
Group F
Canada
Milos Raonic
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Denis Shapovalov
Vasek Pospisil
Captain: Frank Dancevic
Italy
Matteo Berrettini
Fabio Fognini
Lorenzo Sonego
Andrea Seppi
Simone Bolelli
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
United States
Taylor Fritz
Reilly Opelka
Sam Querrey
Frances Tiafoe
Jack Sock
Captain: Mardy Fish
who ya got?
Hard to pick group winners and much can change between now and then. But
Group A – Serbia
Group B – Spain
Group C – Argentina
Group D – Australia
Group E – GB
Group F – USA
Champion – Spain
Spain is in the “Group of Death” with Russia and Croatia. If Russia wins this group they’ll probably be the Champions. But Spain is very hard to beat in Spain even if it’s not a clay court!
Spain, Russia, Italy all look tough, but it’s Davis Cup and I’ve seen some crazy matches! Of couse, cheering for USA~
of “course”. typo and I wish Isner was playing!
Best teams are: Russia, Spain, Italy and Serbia imo. France and Australia are also tough.