
Spain suffered a further setback in their Davis Cup defence when Carlos Alcaraz withdrew after checking out fine for coronavirus on the experience's opening day.
The 18-12 months-historic, viewed as considered one of tennis' future stars, talked about he turned into "very neatly" but with "mild indicators".
Spain were already devoid of 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut.
Alcaraz will continue to be in isolation whereas the rest of the team look ahead to extra examine effects, a event commentary pointed out.
Spain play their first tie against Ecuador on Friday in Madrid.
Alcaraz reached the us Open quarter-finals in September and won the subsequent Gen ATP Finals title within the lead-up to the Davis Cup.
"i was very excited to signify my country however sometimes things do not turn up as one desires and you have to conquer it," he wrote on Instagram.
"it is a extremely challenging stick however you will must stand up in the face of this condition and come out reinforced."
The Davis Cup Finals features 18 countries competing across three cities, with the semi-finals and remaining being held in Madrid from 3-5 December.
awesome Britain open their crusade on Saturday in opposition t France in Innsbruck.


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