Spain's tennis team wins the Davis cup for the first time since 2011 with stellar performances from Raphael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut
Spain won the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament held at Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain. Team players Rafael Nadal , Roberto Bautista Agut , Sergi Bruguera , Feliciano Lopez , Marcel Granollers and Pablo Carreno enjoyed the joy. In the cup ceremony, King of Spain Felipe 6 was also present. The top-ranked Spanish star even admitted he risked getting injured by playing eight matches — five singles, three doubles — in six days at the Davis Cup Finals, the new World Cup of men’s team tennis.
“I’ve won the eight matches but the person who was vital in this Davis Cup was Roberto,” Nadal said. “For me, what he did was something almost human. I don’t know how to explain it. It will be an example for the rest of my life. He had to leave, then his dad died, then he came back and practised with us yesterday, and today he was ready again to play at a very high level. It was something incredible.
“It was an amazing feeling on the court today,” said Bautista Agut, who was the Spanish player lifting the cup in the title celebrations. “You gave us goosebumps all week, especially today,” Bautista Agut said. “Thank you. I’m sure that next year you will do it again.” Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Feliciano López had been scheduled to face Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil in the now-cancelled doubles, although Nadal was likely to play if the title had been at stake. Nadal played in the decisive doubles on Friday and Saturday.
“I feel like we’ve really come really far as a team, as a nation,” the 20-year-old Shapovalov said. “Definitely we’re super proud. Obviously it sucks, sucks losing in the finals. But I’m super proud of everyone. We’ve put in 120% every single day. It’s amazing how far we’ve been able to come.”
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