When is Rafael Nadal playing at the Davis Cup? Date and start time for Netherlands vs Spain

The 22-time Grand Slam champion announced successful October that helium would discontinue aft representing his state for the last clip connected location ungraded successful Malaga, bringing an extremity to 1 of the top careers the athletics has seen.

Injuries person plagued Nadal successful caller years, though, and his lone quality since the Olympics successful the summertime came astatine the Six Kings Slam accumulation successful Saudi Arabia past month.

It remains to beryllium seen whether Nadal is acceptable capable to play a singles lucifer for Spain against the Netherlands, oregon whether helium erstwhile again teams up with Carlos Alcaraz for the doubles. Should Spain triumph this tie, they volition look Germany oregon Canada successful the semi-finals.

Spanish skipper David Ferrer has a determination to marque connected however champion to usage the 38-year-old against the Netherlands successful this quarter-final tie, with Nadal insisting the absorption should not beryllium connected giving him a status party.

Nadal said: “If I'm connected the tribunal I anticipation to power my emotions. I'm not present to retire, I'm present to assistance the squad win.

"It's my past week successful a squad contention and the astir important happening is to assistance the team. Emotions volition travel astatine the end. Before and aft I'll beryllium focused connected what I person to do."

Asked astir his squad selection, Ferrer responded: “I don’t cognize yet. At the moment, I person not decided the players that are going to play.”

The archetypal lucifer successful the necktie betwixt the Netherlands vs Spain is scheduled to statesman astatine 4pm GMT connected Tuesday November 19, 2024.

The 2nd singles rubber volition travel consecutive aft that, with a deciding doubles lucifer taking spot aboriginal successful the evening if required.

Ferrer has not yet confirmed who volition prime for the 2 singles matches.