David Nainkin To Be Interim U.S. Davis Cup Captain, Denis Kudla To Replace Jenson Brooksby

USTA Player Development Lead National Coach David Nainkin will serve as Interim Captain of the U.S. Davis Cup Team for its 2023 Qualifying tie vs. Uzbekistan Feb. 3-4 in Tashkent. 

Nainkin has been with the USTA since 2004 and has coached a number of top American players, including Taylor Fritz throughout his rise to the Top 10, Sam Querrey and Sloane Stephens. Nainkin led the U.S. men’s team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has been a coach for the Davis Cup team since 2019. 

Dean Golfdine, also a USTA Lead National Coach, will serve on the Davis Cup coaching staff for this tie. Goldfine currently works with rising American Ben Shelton and had helped coach Sebastian Korda before that. Goldfine has also coached Andy Roddick and Todd Martin and served on the Davis Cup staff under Captain Patrick McEnroe for the team’s run to the 2004 final.

Tommy Paul, Mackenzie McDonald, Denis Kudla, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek are the nominated players for the U.S. team for the tie, which will be played on indoor hard courts at Tashkent’s Olympic Tennis School. Previously nominated Jenson Brooksby has withdrawn. 

Further information on the search for a new full-time captain will also be announced at a later date.

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