Carlos Alcaraz will not participate in the group stage of the Davis Cup finals.
The Spanish Tennis Federation confirmed that the world No. 1 is no longer part of the squad to face the Czech Republic, Serbia and South Korea.
Alcaraz has been replaced in the team by 35-year-old Albert Ramos. Alcaraz’s omission ends the possibility of another potential match-up with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Spain’s Davis Cup team after his US Open semi-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev on Friday.
It is a further hit to their preparations for the group stages of the finals, with Spain facing Serbia in Valencia on September 13.
They then play the Czech Republic on September 13, before coming up against Serbia on September 15 and concluding the group stage against South Korea on September 17.
This will be seen as a further blow for tennis fans hoping to see another match-up against Novak Djokovic, after the 20-year-old missed out on facing the Serb in Sunday’s US Open final.
The group stages of the finals will be spread across four European cities, with Great Britain contesting Group B alongside Australia, France and Switzerland in Manchester.
Italy are the hosts in Group A when they face Canada, Sweden and Chile in Bologna, while Croatia play their Group D encounters against the Netherlands, USA and Finland in Split.
