The 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 kicks off today in Malaga, Spain, running through Nov. 24. Often considered the mens World Cup of the tennis world, this years competition marks the final tournament for 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Rafael Nadal. Retiring on his home turf, Nadal will be teaming up with fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz with hopes of winning one last trophy for their country. Spain hasnt won the Davis Cup since 2019. But Nadal and Alcaraz arent the only major tennis stars on the court this week. Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek are competing for the U.S., and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner leads Italys team.
The Davis Cup Final 8 will follow a knockout-style tournament format in the quarterfinals this week. The semis begin on Friday. The final will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24. Are you ready to tune in to the 2024 Davis Cup and potentially Rafael Nadals last match? Heres what you need to know and how to watch the Davis Cup tennis tournament this week.
Dates: Nov. 19-24
Location: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
TV channel: Tennis Channel
Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV and more.
In the U.S., the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 will air on the Tennis Channel. Dont have access to that channel as part of a cable package? No problem. Here are a few ways you can watch the Tennis Channel without cable in 2024.
Rafael Nadal has formally announced that playing for Spain in the 2024 Davis Cup will be final time competing in the sport. Nadals next match in the Davis Cup tournament is this Tuesday, Nov. 19, when helll play for Spain in the quarterfinal against Botic van de Zandschulp (playing for the Netherlands).
Rafael Nadal faces Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup quarterfinals this Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. ET.
The Tennis Channel is a pricey cable channel that can be hard to get without having to pay for a bunch of other channels you’re less likely to watch. But in other countries, the Davis Cup Finals is airing on more accessible channels. For example, in Australia, the tournament is airing on Channel 9, which has a free streaming service called 9Now also airing match coverage. In the UK, you can catch free coverage on the BBC and stream it free on BBC iPlayer.
Don’t currently reside in either of those countries? A VPN could be helpful for you.
Nov. 19: 11 a.m. ET (Tennis Channel)
Netherlands vs. Spain quarterfinal
Van de Zandschulp vs. Nadal
Griekspoor vs. Alcaraz
Griekspoor/Koolhof vs. Granollers/Martinez
Nov. 20: 6 a.m. ET (Tennis Channel)
Germany vs. Canada quarterfinal
Altmaier vs. Raonic
Struff vs. Strapovalov
Krawietz/Putz vs. Galarneau/Pospisil
Nov. 21: 4 a.m. ET (Tennis Channel)
United States vs. Australia quarterfinal
Paul vs. Thompson
Fritz vs. Popyrin
Ram/Krajicek vs. Purcell/Ebden
Nov. 21: 11 a.m. ET (Tennis Channel)
Italy vs. Argentina quarterfinal
Musetti vs. Cerundolo
Sinner vs. Baez
Bolelli/Vavassori vs. Gonzalez/Molteni
Italy (defending champions) – Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavio Cobolli, Andrea Vavassori, Simeone Bolelli
Spain (hosts) – Carlos Alcarez, Pedro Martinez, Roberto Bautista Agut, Rafael Nadal, Marcel Granollers
United States – Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek
Canada – Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil
Netherlands – Tallon Griekspoor, Botic van de Zandschulp, Jesper de Jong, Wesley Koolhof
Australia – Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kolkkinakis, Max Purcell, Matthew Ebden
Germany – Jan-Lennard Struff, Daniel Altmaier, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Putz
Argentina – Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Andres Molteni, Maximo Gonzalez