The Spanish tennis players will miss Alcaraz in the Davis Cup against the Czech Republic

Tennis tournament US Open, September 4, 2023, New York. Carlos Alcaraz from Spain.

Valencia (Spain) – Czech tennis players will not face one of the world's best players, Carlos Alcaraz, in the group stage of the Davis Cup final tournament next week. The Spanish Federation announced today on its official website that the 20-year-old tennis player will be replaced by Albert Ramos, who is fifteen years older.

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The Spanish tennis players will be the first opponent of the Czech team in Group C in Valencia on Wednesday. Captain Jaroslav Navrátil's men will face Korea the next day and finally challenge Serbia on Saturday, whose nomination also includes star Novak Djokovic. The top two teams will advance to November's Final 8, which will be hosted by Málaga.

Alcaraz bowed out of the Davis Cup hours after losing to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the US Open semifinals. This year's Wimbledon champion will not defend last year's triumph in New York, and on Monday he will be replaced at the top of the world rankings by Djokovic, who will play for his 24th Grand Slam title in Sunday's final.

In the absence of Alcaraz, the Spanish ranking number one will be Alejandro Davidovich, 21 .player of the world. The new captain David Ferrer's team also includes Roberto Bautista (42nd), new Ramos (88th) and doubles specialist Marcel Granollers.

The Czech Republic will be represented by Jiří Lehečka (29th), Tomáš Macháč (121st). ), seventeen-year-old Jakub Menšík (206th) and doubles player Adam Pavlásek.