Despite the damage left by the passage of DANA, Malaga is now ready to celebrate the most prestigious team tennis tournament in the world, the Davis Cup. From the Tuesday 19 until Sunday November 24he José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace will receive the best tennis players in the world who will compete to win the silver salad bowl.
Taking place in Spain, the stands are expected to be filled with fans supporting the Spanish team. But this is not the most powerful incentive to attract the public. One of the most anticipated appearances of this competition is that of Rafa Nadalwho will it be for last professional tournament of his careerafter announcing, a little over a month ago, that withdraws from the tracks.
The Balearic tennis player arrived yesterday afternoon at Malaga accompanied by his coach, Carlos Moyawhere he received Feliciano Lopeztournament finals director and captain of the Spanish team, David Ferrer. Rafa met amateurs at the airport gate they were waiting for him pictures with him and he signs t-shirts and rackets.
This is the waiting by late Nadal that the tennis player’s supporters went out of their way to support him during the tournament by hanging a large cloth at the Ciudad de Málaga stadium with the motto “Thank you Rafa”with a size of 2,600 square meters. The tennis player, for his part, wasted no time and immediately after the reception he headed to the training courts.
He Spanish team He will make his Davis Cup debut the same day the competition begins, next Tuesday. November 19 at 5:00 p.m.. They will against the Netherlands in the phase of quarter-finals. It is not yet known which tennis players will lead this match, which will be decided by the captain who can choose between Rafa Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Pedro Martínez, Roberto Bautista and Marcel Granollers.
