Madrid, Dec. 17 (BNA): The Spanish Tennis Federation (FTF) announced that former world number three David Ferrer is set to replace Sergi Bruguera as Spain’s new Davis Cup captain.
The RFEF said in a statement on Thursday that Ferrer, 40, had signed an agreement to captain Spain for the next three years and would be officially presented in his new role in Madrid on Monday.
Ferrer has won the Davis Cup as a player on three occasions with Spain, lifting the trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2011, as well as finishing runners-up in 2012, Reuters reports.
In his best showing in a Grand Slam, he reached the 2013 final at Roland Garros, where he was beaten by fellow Spaniard Rafa Nadal. Twice reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and the US Open.
Ferrer retired from the sport in 2019. He was named tournament manager for the Davis Cup Finals in June.
He replaces Bruguera, a two-time French Open winner who was named captain in 2018 and led Spain to their sixth Davis Cup title in 2019.
Spain, which was without world number one Carlos Alcaraz and Nadal, lost 2-0 to Croatia in the quarter-final match at the 2022 Davis Cup Finals in Malaga last month.
Spain’s next stint in the Davis Cup will come in September next year, after the team received a wild card into the 2023 finals.
M