the canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimewho won their singles and doubles matches on Saturday in a 2-1 victory over Italy, who qualified for Sunday’s Davis Cup finals against Australia, said that in this competition there was “no time to be tired”. both crashes felt fresh.
“Luckily the first game went perfect for me (vs Lorenzo Musetti), they didn’t destroy me so it was a simple match, as we players want,” he said.
About the captain’s decision Frank Dancevic to put him in doubles instead of Denis Shapovalovwho lost his individual clash against Lorenzo Sonego, Auger-Aliassime only underlined the “effort” made by ‘Shapo’ who “played for more than three hours, without showing fatigue or giving up”.
Dancevic defines change with the same arguments.
“We have many combinations in our team. Vasek Pospisil He plays amazingly with Denis and Felix. It’s not really a big surprise that either of the two are playing with Vasek”, assured.
“Denis just played a very long game. Felix is fresher. He feels very good on the court. That thought was behind the decision,” he added.
The captain indicated that Shapovalov “played his heart out for 3 hours and 15 minutes of play.”
“They both play amazing doubles and the team will be different in the next tie and over the years depending on how the matches go,” he warned.
Also the Italian captain, Filippo VolandriI explained why he changed his double, entering the Matteo Berrettininot published until now, for Simone Bolelli.
“Simone can’t play today because of an injury. So yesterday I asked Matteo to try to be ready for today in case we have to play the doubles. He decided to try to be there, and he did rehearsal twice. He trained alone here. morning and he’s ready Yes, I’m proud of all the team members because when I ask them to try to do something, they do it,” said he.
Berrettini assured that he made an effort “to the maximum” but did not give his best level.
“I think you can see when they were playing how important this competition is to me, how important this team is to me, and for that reason, when the captain told me to try to go there, to prepare myself , I gave my best. . I also gave my best during the party. Obviously, I was not to my best level. I put my heart but I suppose that it was not sufficient”, indicated.
“It really hurt,” he said of the layoff.
Lorenzo Musetti, who lost the match to Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4, admitted he was “rushed and nervous”.
“Felix played very well. He started the serve very well and he maintained a high level on the first serve. Especially in the important moments, he always served well and good winners”, commented of player number 23 in the world ranking.
“He deserved the victory. I was probably too rushed and a little nervous,” he said in a press conference. “It’s sad, because it’s the second time in a row that I had the chance to qualify in Italy, in this case to the final. So it hurts,” admitted Musetti, who left Malaga without winning a game.
Source: La Verdad
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