“We will see if Carlos can play on Wednesday”

Spanish Davis Cup team captain Sergi Bruguera pointed out in the press conference before the start of the group stage that will take place this week in Valencia, that Until Carlos Alcaraz comes tomorrow, Tuesday, and talks to him, he won’t know if he can trust his opponent. on Wednesday against Serbia.

Alcaraz, who won his first Grand Slam at the US Open on Sunday morning and became the youngest number one in history, is part of the Spanish team that will face Serbia, Canada and South Korea in group Bin search of two places leading to the final stage of Malaga in November.

“I can’t confirm if Carlos will be there to play on Wednesday until he arrives, we’ll see how he is and talk to him. Tuesday morning comes and we’ll see how he is, when he’s better than before,” he said.

Bruguera commented that they saw Alcaraz’s final against Casper Ruud in the hotel room and pointed out “that this is the youngest number one in history with a difference of one year and little, no more words, it says it all”.

Regarding his rivals in this group B, Bruguera explained that “Serbia has a very homogeneous group, with four high-level players. Obviously with Djokovic out, they are not so strong but they are still strong, they are all of an exquisite level”.

“Canada is bolstered by the addition of Felix Augier-Aliassime and Pospisil has always been a good Davis player and doubles specialist.. Korea is a good number one for Kwoon, he has won tournaments and the rest, the truth is, I don’t have many references,” he added.

The Spanish captain made an impact on the state of the track, indicating: “We were surprised that it was so slow and we had to adapt our game system and also mentally because they will be a game with a lot of exchanges, we will have to work more and there will be a lot of battles”, he concluded.