Tennis news - Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic heading to Davis Cup Finals in Madrid

Updated 21/10/2019 at 13:30 GMT

There were a flurry of squad announcements on Monday as nations revealed who will be heading to Madrid for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.

Novak Djokovic y Rafael Nadal, hanshake, Australian Open 2019

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Rafael Nadal heads home hopes for the revamped tournament, which takes place in the Spanish capital from November 18-24.

The 19-time Grand Slam champion is joined in a strong Spain line-up by Roberto Bautista Agut, Feliciano Lopez, Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers.

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World number one Novak Djokovic is in Serbia’s five-man squad, with the nation last winning the Davis Cup in 2010.

France are among the favourites to win the Davis Cup Finals, with Gael Monfils, Benoit Paire, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut representing the 2017 champions.

Holders Croatia are expected to be led out by Marin Cilic and Borna Coric.

The 18-team format features six groups before it heads to the knockout quarter-final stages.

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