Djokovic, Medvedev highlight rosters for Davis Cup Finals
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev headline the rosters announced for the Davis Cup Finals that begin next month.
Djokovic, a 20-time major champion who fell one win short of a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021, is joined on Serbia's squad by Filip Krajinovic, Dusan Lajovic, Laslo Djere, and Miomir Kekmanovic.
Medvedev, who is ranked No. 2 and claimed his first Grand Slam title by beating Djokovic in the final at Flushing Meadows in September, leads a Russian team that includes No. 6 Andrey Rublev, No. 19 Aslan Karatsev, No. 30 Karen Khachanov, and Evgeny Donskoy.
Eighteen countries will participate in group-stage matches starting Nov. 25 on indoor hard courts in Madrid; Innsbruck, Austria; and Turin, Italy. After the quarterfinals in those cities, the semifinals and final will be held in Madrid.
Spain is the reigning champion thanks to its 2019 title; the Davis Cup was called off last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the full rosters, listed by the group for the opening stage: Group A (Madrid) Russia: Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev, Karen Khachanov, Evgeny Donskoy.
Spain: Pablo Carreño Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Carlos Alcaraz, Feliciano Lopez, Marcel Granollers Ecuador: Emilio Gomez, Roberto Quiroz, Diego Hidalgo, Gonzalo Escobar, Cayetano March Group B (Madrid) Canada: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil, Brayden Schnur, Peter Polansky Kazakhstan: Alexander Bublik, Mikhail Kukushkin, Dmitry Popko, Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Andrey Golubev Sweden: Elias Ymer, Mikael Ymer, Jonathan Mridha, Andre Goransson Group C (Innsbruck) France: Ugo Humbert, Arthur Rinderknech, Richard Gasquet, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut Britain: Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans, Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski Czech Republic: Jiri Vesely, Tomas Machac, Zdenek Kolar, Jiri Lehecka, Lukas Rosol Group D (Turin) Croatia: Marin Cilic, Borna Coric, Borna Gojo, Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic Australia: Alex de Minaur, John Millman, Jordan Thompson, Alexei Popyrin, John Peers Hungary: Marton Fucsovics, Attila Balazs, Zsombor Marozsan, Mate Valkusz Group E (Turin) U.S.: John Isner, Reilly Opelka, Taylor Fritz, Jack Sock, Rajeev Ram Italy: Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Sonego, Fabio Fognini, Lorenzo Musetti Colombia: Daniel Galan, Nicolas Mejia, Juan Sebastian Cabal, Robert Farah Group F (Innsbruck) Serbia: Novak Djokovic, Filip Krajinovic, Dusan Lajovic, Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic Germany: Jan Lennard Struff, Dominik Koepfer, Peter Gojowczyk, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Puetz Austria: Dennis Novak, Jurij Rodionov, Gerald Melzer, Oliver Marach, Philipp Oswald.
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