PARIS, Nov 24 — Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, the two top-ranked players in the world, are the main attractions of the Davis Cup which attempts to re-establish itself this week after the cancellation of the 2020 event.
This year’s event will be played by 18 teams, initially in six groups, over 11 days across three cities. The semi-finals and December 5 final will all be played in the Spanish capital, reward for the team that won the title two years ago.However, this time around the 35-year-old is out of action, recovering from a foot injury that restricted him to a single tournament since losing to Djokovic in the semi-finals of the French Open.The holders face a tough battle with Medvedev’s Russian team on Sunday if they are to progress from their group to the quarter-finals.
The German has chosen not to play in the Davis Cup and he is joined on the sidelines by a host of other big names as 10 of the world’s top 15 are absent.Dominic Thiem is missing for Austria as he continues to recuperate from an injury that wiped the latter part of his season while 2019 finalists Canada will be without the injured Felix Auger-Aliassime as well as Denis Shapovalov who is resting.
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