Spain suffered an additional setback of their Davis Cup defence when Carlos Alcaraz withdrew after checking out advantageous for coronavirus on the event's opening day.
The 18-yr-historical, viewed as one among tennis' future stars, talked about he changed into "very neatly" however with "light indicators".
Spain have been already without 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut.
Alcaraz will remain in isolation while the leisure of the crew look ahead to extra test outcomes, a match commentary said.
Spain play their first tie towards Ecuador on Friday in Madrid.
Alcaraz reached the united states Open quarter-finals in September and received the subsequent Gen ATP Finals title in the lead-as much as the Davis Cup.
"i was very excited to signify my country however every now and then things do not happen as one wants and you've got to conquer it," he wrote on Instagram.
"it is a really challenging stick however you will must arise within the face of this condition and come out reinforced."
The Davis Cup Finals features 18 countries competing throughout three cities, with the semi-finals and closing being held in Madrid from 3-5 December.
notable Britain open their crusade on Saturday in opposition t France in Innsbruck.
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