Starts Davis Cup champions 2012 and begin the race to defend his title won against Argentina in 2011. A win seems to be more than affordable though Spain does not have its insurance trump card: Rafael Nadal . The match against Kazakhstan also holds for the debut of the new captain Alex Corretja .

Just who was a finalist at Roland Garros 1998 and 2001 (see video) ordered the singles players are Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro. The "Mosquito" will open the series against Mikhail Kukushkin while Murcia close the first day with Andrei Golubev. These crossings have no history or the struggle for the salad bowl or on the professional circuit.

THE DOUBLE WITH TENNIS rested

The other two members of the Spanish Davis Cup quartet are those who will be the pair of doubles. The same will the Kazakhs and the match on Saturday and will star as rookie Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez against Evgeny Korolev and Yuri Schukin.

SUNDAY TO REVERSE

If the series remains undefined, the closure would be with the duels that took place on Friday. Almagro-Kukushkin opening day and the number two Ferrero-Golubev and colophon.

Order of Play

Friday.

From 14.00.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO (ESP/N.2) - Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ/N.1).

Followed.

Nicolas Almagro (ESP/N.1) - Andrei Golubev (KAZ/N.2).

Saturday.

From 15.00.

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (ESP) - Yuri Schukin and Evgeny Korolev (KAZ).

Sunday.

From 14.00.

Nicolas Almagro (ESP/N.1) - Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ/N.1).

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO (ESP/N.2) - Andrei Golubev (KAZ/N.2).