Spain's experienced tennis player Feliciano Lopez has been appointed as the tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals.
Lopez, who will retire this season, is a four-time Davis Cup champion and reached a career-high ranking of world number 12. He has been the Madrid Open's tournament director since 2019.
"I've been doing this for the last four years with Madrid and in the beginning it was a big challenge for me," Lopez told Reuters. "I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it, since I was an active player when I decided to join the team in Madrid.
"But I have to say that it is the best decision I've ever made. I was able to still play on the tour, be competitive, and also be on the other side of the industry and learn a lot of things that I wasn't paying attention to as a player."
Lopez, who exited the Stuttgart Open in the second round on Monday, said he plans to compete at more grasscourt events at the Queen's Club and the Mallorca Open and hopes to end his career at Wimbledon, should he get a wildcard for the major.
"After that, I'll be free," Lopez said. "No more tennis, and I can focus on the Davis Cup."
Sixteen teams will compete in the Finals group stage from Sept. 12-17 across Manchester, Bologna, Valencia and Croatia. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage from Nov. 21-26 in Malaga.