The captain of the Spanish Davis Cup, david ferrer, He told the EFE Agency in CT of Jávea that he expects a “tough group” at the stage of the Davis Cup that will be held at the Fuente de San Luis pavilion in Valencia, from September 12 to 17, where Serbia will face the Czech Republic and South Korea.
“It will be a tough group, without a doubt, because of the format we have, the doubles count a lot and ultimately with a good player there you can reach a final as we have seen last year in Australia,” he said. .
“We made our debut in the Czech Republic, which has Jiri Lehecka, who is a dangerous player and has good doubles. Serbia is the toughest rival we will have, it is very well paid and, in addition to Djokovicthey can combine number two and have a very good doubles, and Korea also has a very good number one, but Serbia is probably the toughest rival we have,” he insisted.
Before this tie, where Ferrer will debut as captain after the departure of Sergi Bruguera, Spain will have a team consisting of Carlos Alcaraz, Alejandro Davidovich, Roberto Bautista and Marcel Granollers.
“I’m excited, happy for how the players are involved, for wanting them to have their debut this year in the Davis Cup and it’s also in Valencia, we’re playing at home, it’s a plus and that’s always important,” he said. Ferrer, who indicated that he would bet on the finish between Spain and Italy.
“It’s always better to play at home and the fans are on your side. In Valencia the fans love tennis, they are very passionate and we experienced it last year, which was a success and we hope that the year it will be the same.and there is also the incentive of the most anticipated match, the Carlos Alcaraz against Novak Djokovicand I hope that’s it,” he stressed.
As was the case last year, this group stage of the Davis Cup will begin at its various venues just after the US Open.
“The calendar is like this and you can’t change it. It’s very crowded, there are many tournaments and it happened last year, when Carlos Alcaraz It came at the last minute after winning the US Open, but ultimately what I want is for the Spanish players to go as far as they can and to be with us in Valencia. We play on Wednesday and we still have a bit of rest and that could be important”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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