Annabelle MedinaSpanish captain in the Billie Jean King Cup whose final stage begins this Tuesday in Glasgow (United Kingdom), He assured that Spanish women’s tennis has “a very wide range” of players that it can “be competitive in any tie”so they started the competition with an “ambitious” mentality.
“I try to make a lot of teams, where everyone feels involved, whether they are on the team or notbecause sometimes they come and others, others come,” Medina said in a press conference two days before its premiere.
“There is a wide range that we have the possibility to be competitive, regardless of tie“, he stressed. “We always prepare the qualifying rounds very scrupulously, knowing that it is a time of year when they come tired. But they participate 100 percent.”
Paula Badosa and Cristina Bucsa, who made their Cup debut, and Nuria Párrizas, Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarovawho already have previous experience, the players Medina called up for this final stage, where Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom will be their opponents in group C, in search of a place in the semifinals.
“The most important thing is that we work together, share our feelingssaid the captain.
“The goal should always be ambitious and go out to win, respect other countries. It’s a very open competition, the 12 countries have good players,” Medina added, stressing that “you have to go to the knife at all points and not lose a moment.”
“Other teams surely also see Spain as a very tough rival“, he pointed out. “Of course our focus is to do our best and fight for the title.”
The captain admitted that it was difficult to fit the dates of the competitionwhich starts the day after the WTA finals, but remains “with the commitment of the players who decided to come here.”
Spain will make their debut on Wednesday against Kazakhstan and will face the local team on Thursday.
Source: La Verdad
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