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| 20 Nov 2009 | |
| Davis Cup Final teams decided |
Captains Albert Costa and Jaroslav Navratil have already announced their teams for the 2009 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Spain and Czech Republic, held on 4-6 December at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
Rafael Nadal will headline the four-man squad for Spain, alongside current world No. 8 Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez, Costa announced on Monday. Juan Carlos Ferrero, who played a vital role in Spain's quarterfinal and semifinal victories will travel as the first substitute.
Czech Republic will travel to Barcelona with world No. 12 Radek Stepanek and No. 20 Tomas Berdych, who together have won all nine rubbers to lead the Czechs to their first final in 29 years, Grand Slam doubles champion Lukas Dlouhy, and Jan Hajek, who made his Davis Cup debut this year.
Having missed last year's Davis Cup Final in Argentina, this will be world No. 2 Nadal's first appearance in the season-ending finale since Spain lifted the trophy in 2004 in Seville. Nadal also missed the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds this year due to injury. Verdasco, Ferrer and Lopez were part of the 2008 champion team that defeated Argentina in Mar del Plata last December.
The Official Davis Cup Website - DavisCup.com - features all the latest news from the competition. During the weekend of the Final, the website will provide live scoring, streaming, commentary, reports, blogs, photos and interviews. The Final will also be streamed online via the new Official Davis Cup Video Website - daviscup.tv - and you can follow it on Twitter - twitter.com/DavisCup.
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