2024 Davis Cup Final 8 – key teams and players

Olympic silver medallist Alcaraz, Nadal and Sinner are far from the only big names competing on Spain’s Costa del Sol.

Taylor Fritz leads a strong USA squad with the US Open runner-up hungry for success alongside Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul.

Marcel Granollers, ranked third in the world in doubles, gives Spain added depth while German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz showed their ability by reaching the final of the ATP Finals in Turin last weekend.

Alexei Popyrin leads last year’s runners-up Australia with Alex de Minaur set to miss out due to a long-term hip injury. Botic van der Zandschuip, who stunned Alcaraz at the US Open, heads the Dutch challenge.

Francisco Cerundolo, one of the heroes of Argentina’s crucial win over Great Britain in September, will hope to upset defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals, while Denis Shapovalov – fresh from winning his first ATP Tour title for five years in Belgrade last month – and Felix Auger-Aliassime carry Canada’s hopes.