Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez, who will retire this season after 25 years on the ATP Tour, was appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday.Lopez, who has been the Madrid Open's tournament director since 2019, is a four-time Davis Cup champion and reached a career-high ranking of wo
Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez, who will retire this season after 25 years on the ATP Tour, was appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday.
"I've been doing this for the last four years with Madrid and in the beginning it was a big challenge for me," Lopez told Reuters."I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it, since I was an active player when I decided to join the team in Madrid. Lopez, who exited the Stuttgart Open in the second round on Monday, said he plans to compete at more grasscourt events at the Queen's Club and the Mallorca Open and hopes to end his career at Wimbledon, should he get a wildcard for the major.Sixteen teams will compete in the Finals group stage from Sept. 12-17 across Manchester, Bologna, Valencia and Croatia. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage from Nov. 21-26 in Malaga.
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