Former world quantity three David Ferrer is about to exchange Sergi Bruguera as Spain’s new Davis Cup captain, the nation’s tennis federation (RFET) mentioned.
Ferrer, 40, had signed an settlement to captain Spain for the following three years and can be formally introduced in his new function in Madrid on Monday, the RFET mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
Ferrer gained the Davis Cup as a participant on three events with Spain, lifting the trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2011, in addition to a runners-up end in 2012.
In his finest exhibiting at a Grand Slam, he reached the 2013 remaining at Roland Garros, the place he was crushed by fellow Spaniard Rafa Nadal. He twice reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and U.S. Open.
Ferrer retired from the game in 2019. He was appointed because the event director for the Davis Cup Finals in June.
He replaces two-times French Open winner Bruguera, who was appointed captain in 2018 and led Spain to their sixth Davis Cup title in 2019.
Spain, who had been with out world primary Carlos Alcaraz and Nadal, had been crushed 2-0 by Croatia in a quarter-finals tie on the 2022 Davis Cup Finals in Malaga final month.
Spain’s subsequent task within the Davis Cup will are available September subsequent 12 months, after the staff obtained a wild card into the Finals in 2023.