Spain vs Czechia - Davis Cup Final Qualifiers Tennis Prediction and Pick 9/11/24

Spain and Czechia meet for the second year in a row in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals. Last year, Spain, without two of their key men in Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, crashed out of the group stage on home soil, which meant they missed out on contending for a seventh title in Malaga later during the season.

This year, however, they have been granted a wild card into the sharp end of the competition and will want to capitalize on that by qualifying for the Finals, which will be held at the end of the regular ATP season. Team captain David Ferrer can breathe a sigh of relief with news that Carlos Alcaraz will return to the fold for the first time since 2022, and the four-time Grand Slam champion will hold all the keys for the country's triumphant campaign this week in Group B.

Czechia has two men ranked in the Top 50. These players are Tomas Machac (39th) and Jiri Lehecka (38th). The duo have impressed on the ATP Tour since the start of last season and would have probably been favored to win this tie were it not for the presence of Carlos Alcaraz in the Spanish team. Nevertheless, they can take heart from last year's performance against the Spaniards, where they completed a resounding 3-0 win.

Spain vs Czechia Davis Cup Head-To-Head

• Spain and Czechia are tied at 4-4 in their head-to-head in Davis Cup competition. They met most recently just 12 months ago, when the Czechs won a group tie 3-0 in front of a partisan atmosphere in Valencia.

Spain vs Czechia Davis Cup Prediction

We know that Carlos Alcaraz will spearhead Spain's campaign in the group stage this week in what many consider the Group of Death (paired with Australia and France). Alcaraz will be fresh for the tie after an early exit at the US Open and should be expected to get his country's first points on the board. The tricky part for the Spaniards is that their second rubber might be a bit tougher to navigate as one of Roberto Bautista Agut, Pedro Martinez, and Pablo Carreno Busta could play the clinical Tomas Machac. With that said, this tie could be decided in doubles, and the experience rests firmly with the home country.