Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Davis Cup team-mate Pedro Martinez has told Tennis365 he \u201ccompletely understands\u201d the US Open winner missing out on their upcoming qualifier, but said he could have made a \u201cbig difference\u201d to their squad.<\/p>\n
Having been initially selected to play, Alcaraz<\/strong><\/a> announced he would miss Spain\u2019s qualifier against Denmark this weekend after a short turnaround from the Grand Slam in New York.<\/p>\n In his absence, a team of Martinez, Jaume Munar, Roberto Carball\u00e9s, Pablo Carre\u00f1o and Marcel Granollers will hope to secure their country\u2019s spot in the finals.<\/p>\n Martinez, speaking exclusively to Tennis365, said they would \u201clove to have him here\u201d but he understood that even players like Alcaraz are not immune to fatigue.<\/p>\n \u201cCarlos can make a big difference on our team or in any other team. He\u2019s a really special player, but I completely understand,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cHe had amazing success in New York.<\/p>\n \u201cHe played a lot of matches. He has to change from one surface to the other one for sure. He wants to rest a couple of days before heading to the Laver Cup in San Francisco. He\u2019s going to play again on hard court, so I think it doesn\u2019t make that much sense for him to play a week on clay.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he could make the effort, for us it would be perfect, but it\u2019s something that I cannot control. We all would love to have him here, but it\u2019s not possible this time. So hopefully he can help us in the future and let\u2019s see if we can make this tie and we can have him in the finals.\u201d<\/p>\n Points Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and co are defending during remainder of 2025 season<\/strong><\/a> David Ferrer will soon announce who is playing in which matches, but Martinez said he was \u201cfeeling great\u201d ahead of the weekend\u2019s matches.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will know this afternoon who\u2019s going to play in singles and doubles,\u201d the 28-year-old said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a long weekend. We all have to be prepared for that.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very important, the Davis Cup, even more when we play here in Spain to go through to the finals. And I\u2019m very excited to see if we can win this tie.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz told Cadena SER: \u201cI feel very bad, but I\u2019m on a very demanding tour, both mentally and physically, with a lot of matches, and I don\u2019t have time to get home and prepare in the best way possible for the Davis Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that would be too selfish, and other players can do better than me.<\/p>\n \u201cI need rest to face the rest of the season and, above all, to be mentally calm to assimilate everything I\u2019ve achieved on this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n Spain beat Switzerland in their first qualifier match and should they defeat Denmark, they will play in the Final 8 in Italy between November 18-23.<\/p>\n OnlyFans has a huge range of sport creators offering exclusive behind the scenes content and insights into their training, including boxers, tennis stars, and MMA fighters. Fans can check our Pedro Martinez\u2019s OnlyFans here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Read next: Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu set for reunion following US Open mixed doubles partnership<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Davis Cup team-mate reacts after US Open winner withdraws<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Davis Cup team-mate Pedro Martinez has told Tennis365 he \u201ccompletely understands\u201d the US Open winner missing out on their upcoming qualifier, but said he could have made a \u201cbig difference\u201d to their squad. 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