Semi-Finals Dates, Schedule, Live Stream and Predictions
The semi-finals of the 2018 Davis Cup World Group kick off on Friday, as France host Spain and Croatia take on the United States.
There will be no Rafael Nadal for Spain on the indoor hard courts of Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy.
The world No. 1 was forced to retire from his U.S. Open semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro with a knee injury, and he has decided to sit this one out, per Jovica Ilic at Tennis World.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas will replace Nadal in a team that also features Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Feliciano Lopez and Marcel Granollers.
France are also missing some key players, as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and are both out injured. Benoit Paire has been called into the squad for the first time in his career. He joins Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet, Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut.
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