Conchita Martinez: "Nadal's farewell will be useful for the BJK Cup".

Billie Jean King Cup director Conchita Martinez spoke about Rafael Nadal's presence at the Davis Cup Finals. Both events are played at the same venue, in Málaga.

They will overlap, as there will still be a semi-final and the final of the BJK Cup to be played during the Davis Cup debut.

The Davis Cup craze, heightened by the presence of Nadal, whose tournament it will be before he retires, doesn't scare Martinez: "We'll be in the same place, but they're two different events. It will be great to see the atmosphere.

People from the BJK Cup and the Davis Cup will be able to move around the different courts and see some good tennis, both men's and women's. Obviously, for Spain, it's huge that Nadal is retiring during the Davis Cup.

But I don't think it will overshadow our competition. In fact, I think his farewell will be useful to the BJK Cup."