Team nominations announced for Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2021
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Daniil Medvedev will lead their teams at the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals
Andrey Rublev, the world No. 6, joins Medvedev in the RTF squad, while Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini (No. 7) and rising star Jannik Sinner (No. 11) represent Italy
Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Bautista Agut lead Spain’s bid to retain the Davis Cup title and win the famous trophy for the seventh time
2019 runners-up Canada name a full-strength team, with Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov aiming to win the nation’s first Davis Cup title
The ITF and Kosmos Tennis have today announced the players nominated to represent their nations at the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals, taking place from 25 November to 5 December 2021. The 18 teams involved will battle to be crowned Davis Cup champions.
The cities of Madrid (Spain), Innsbruck (Austria) and Turin (Italy) will each host two of the six groups, with Innsbruck and Turin hosting one quarter-final, and Madrid hosting the remaining two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final.
The six group winners, plus the two group runners-up with the best records based on matches, sets and games won will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Group A – Madrid, Spain
Spain
Pablo Carreno Busta
Roberto Bautista Agut
Carlos Alcaraz
Feliciano Lopez
Marcel Granollers
Captain: Sergi Bruguera
RTF
Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Aslan Karatsev
Karen Khachanov
Evgeny Donskoy
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
Ecuador
Emilio Gomez
Roberto Quiroz
Diego Hidalgo
Gonzalo Escobar
Cayetano March
Captain: Raul Viver
Group B – Madrid, Spain
Canada
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Denis Shapovalov
Vasek Pospisil
Brayden Schnur
Peter Polansky
Captain: Frank Dancevic
Kazakhstan
Alexander Bublik
Mikhail Kukushkin
Dmitry Popko
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Andrey Golubev
Captain: Yuriy Schukin
Sweden
Mikael Ymer
Elias Ymer
Jonathan Mridha
Andre Goransson
Captain: Robin Soderling
Group C – Innsbruck, Austria
France
Ugo Humbert
Arthur Rinderknech
Richard Gasquet
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
Captain: Sebastien Grosjean
Great Britain
Cameron Norrie
Daniel Evans
Joe Salisbury
Neal Skupski
Captain: Leon Smith
Czech Republic
Jiri Vesely
Tomas Machac
Zdenek Kolar
Jiri Lehecka
Lukas Rosol
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
Group D – Turin, Italy
Croatia
Marin Cilic
Borna Coric
Borna Gojo
Nikola Mektic
Mate Pavic
Captain: Vedran Martic
Australia
Alex de Minaur
John Millman
Jordan Thompson
Alexei Popyrin
John Peers
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
Hungary
Marton Fucsovics
Attila Balazs
Zsombor Marozsan
Mate Valkusz
Captain: Gabor Koves
Group E – Turin, Italy
USA
John Isner
Reilly Opelka
Taylor Fritz
Jack Sock
Rajeev Ram
Captain: Mardy Fish
Italy
Matteo Berrettini
Jannik Sinner
Lorenzo Sonego
Fabio Fognini
Lorenzo Musetti
Captain: Filippo Volandri
Colombia
Daniel Galan
Nicolas Mejia
Juan Sebastian Cabal
Robert Farah
Captain: Alejandro Falla
Group F – Innsbruck, Austria
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Filip Krajinovic
Dusan Lajovic
Laslo Djere
Miomir Kecmanovic
Captain: Viktor Troicki
Germany
Jan Lennard Struff
Dominik Koepfer
Peter Gojowczyk
Kevin Krawietz
Tim Puetz
Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Austria
Dennis Novak
Jurij Rodionov
Gerald Melzer
Oliver Marach
Philipp Oswald
Captain: Stefan Koubek
