Spain, who have won the Davis Cup four times with Nadal in the team during his career, are 9/4 shots on tennis betting sites. That puts them just behind 7/4 favourites Italy and ahead of 5/1 hopefuls the USA in the outright market.

Alex de Minaur’s Davis Cup inclusion will be a huge boost for Australia. In what promises to be a final swansong steeped in nostalgia, all eyes will undoubtedly be on Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal as he makes his final Davis Cup appearance to close out a glittering career.

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup in what may have been the last match of his career