24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic still set to play Davis Cup Finals this week despite winning US Open

Novak Djokovic has stuck to his promise to play at this weeks Davis Cup Finals in Malaga despite just winning the US Open in a similar move to Carlos Alcaraz going straight to the Hopman Cup from Wimbledon.

Djokovic saw off Daniil Medvedev on Sunday evening in New York and will now head to Spain as a 24-time Grand Slam champion albeit he will only play in two out of the three ties.

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Serbia get their campaign underway on Tuesday against South Korea, but for the pivotal ties in their group against Spain who will not have Carlos Alcaraz and Czech Republic on Friday and Saturday.

This was as per Spanish TV channel, RTVE, but was confirmed in quotes in the lead-up to this week. Miomir Kecmanovic who will be the team's no.1 player on Tuesday is looking forward to having Djokovic involved.

After missing out on reaching the final eight last year, they have their superstar ready to go. "I mean, we can't wait to have him for Friday. It definitely takes a little bit of the pressure off since he always carried the team so well. But our focus is to get through Tuesday, hopefully get the win and then start a little bit more relaxed on Friday."

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