The Davis Cup Madrid Finals are already underway. With the hall lights off and the spotlights illuminating the center of the floor , two dancers kicked off the competition by recreating a game of tennis with an imaginary ball and ballet steps to the beat of classical music. This moment gave way to a few minutes of percussion before the eighteen participating teams jumped to the center court. The inauguration was a complete success, concluding the show with the music of the Puerto Rican Farruko and DJ Alan Walker, who made the audience dance.
During the first day , the group stage began with the duels between Croatia-Russia, Italy-Canada and Belgium-Colombia. Croatia, current champions, faced Russia, who ended up winning thanks to Andrey Rublev, who beat Borna Gojo with a double 63, while Karen Khachanov was responsible for closing the contest after winning with partial 67, 64 and 64 at Croatian Borna Coric.
Canada also surprised during the opening day , leaving Vasek Pospisil without options to Italian Fabio Fognini by 76 and 75; while Denis Shapovalov beat Matteo Berrettini by a tight 76, 67 and 76. Belgium, for its part, also started the finals on the right foot, beating David Goffin over Colombian Davniel Galán by 36, 63 and 63, and Steve Darcis to Santiago Giraldo with partials of 63 and 62.
During the second day of action , there were clashes such as Argentina-Chile, France-Japan, Kazakhstan-Holland and Spain-Russia. The team, led by Sergi Bruguera, got off to a good start, although it was not easy at all. Bautista fell to Rublev, but Nadal was able to get the victory against Khachanov, finishing with the doubles. He is one of the great favorites to win the title, especially since he is the only candidate with two top ten in his ranks –Rafa Nadal and Roberto Bautista–. In addition, the one from Manacor, who has landed in Madrid with the number one guaranteed until the end of the season and reinforced by his victories against Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, will contribute throughout the competition the potential and experience that he has.
