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World Group Final 21 - 23 November 2008.
Davis Cup Committee selects Mar del Plata.
The Davis Cup Committee, decided unanimously that Mar del Plata would host the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Argentina and Spain scheduled for 21-23 November.
This decision was reached after careful consideration of the plans proposed by the Argentine Tennis Association and the site visit reports made by ITF Representatives.
There were many factors to consider including the wishes of the players to play on an indoor hard court, the feasibility of increasing the venue to the 12,000 seat minimum required in the regulations and other factors that contribute to the success of a Davis Cup Final.
The Committee unanimously felt that Mar del Plata was the most appropriate venue for the 2008 Final.
Rafael Nadal will miss Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina later this month because of the knee problem that saw him withdraw from the Masters Cup in Shanghai.
World No. 1 Nadal is still struggling with tendinitis in his right knee and will miss Spain's Davis Cup final date.
Spain team doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro said Nadal would need three to six weeks to recover from the injury.
Nadal's absence deals a big blow to Spain's bid for a third Davis Cup title since 2000. Spain play Argentina on indoor hard court at Mar del Plata from November 21-23.
Nadal was a key player when Spain beat the United States 4-1 in the semifinals, winning both his singles matches.
Sanchez Vicario most likely will replace Nadal with Tommy Robredo, clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro or Marcel Granollers. David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco are expected to be back on the team.
Nadal pulled out of the season-ending Shanghai event last week citing fatigue after a long season in which he's played in 111 matches. But 24 hours later tests showed that he has tendinitis in his right knee .
The winner of a fourth straight French Open title and first Wimbledon championship this year, Nadal also quit the recent Paris Masters injured after losing the first set of his quarterfinal against Nikolai Davydenko.
Nadal won two Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal this year as he supplanted Roger Federer at No. 1. Without Nadal, Spain will be regarded as a big underdog to lift the trophy.
Ruiz-Cotorro said the injury was not career threatening, but that it was "totally impossible" for Nadal to be ready in time for the final.
(Adapted from CNN Sport)
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