BARCELONA, Nov 12: Marcel Granollers will replace the injured Rafael Nadal when Spain play Argentina in the Davis Cup final.

Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario called on the 56th-ranked Granollers on Tuesday to make his Davis Cup debut in place of the top-ranked Nadal, who is out of the Nov 21-23 final because of a knee injury.

Sanchez Vicario filled out the rest of the squad with expected players.

David Ferrer will lead Spain in singles, while Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez are expected to pair up in doubles.

“Granollers is a player who plays well in doubles and it could be a very nice experience for him,” Sanchez Vicario said.

“We’ll see him participate at some point.”—AP