Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he’ll play this week’s Hopman Cup match in France.
“I can’t wait to be there, playing for Spain is always a source of pride,” the 20-year-old instructed Spanish sports activities each day Marca.
On Sunday, world primary Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win the second Grand Slam title of his profession at Wimbledon.
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Alcaraz will group up with 72nd-ranked Rebeka Masarova within the blended group match which returns after 4 years and will likely be performed in Nice on the French Riviera.
“We have booked his hotel room, he’s coming,” mentioned Caroline Stefani, director of press relations for the Hopman Cup.
Spain will begin their match on Friday in opposition to the Belgium group of Elise Mertens and David Goffin.
In the identical group as Spain and Belgium, are Croatia, represented by Donna Vekic and Borna Coric.
In the opposite group, France led by Richard Gasquet and Alize Cornet, will face Denmark with Holger Rune and Clara Tauson, and Swiss pair Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi.
Each tie is made up of a ladies’s singles, a males’s singles after which a blended doubles.
The winners of every group compete within the remaining.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com