The debut of David Ferrer as Spanish captain of Davis cup will also coincide with the individual premiere in the competition of Alexander Davidovichwho will take on the team’s stripes this week in the absence of Carlos Alcarazcame down at the last minute to rest physically and mentally after his defeat in the semifinals of US Open against Daniel Medvedev.
The 24-year-old from Malaga, ranked number 25 in the world, will serve as the Spanish number 1 in a selection that will be completed Roberto Bautista, Barnabas Zapata, Albert Ramos and the double player Marcel Granollers. “I know I’m going to have that pressure, but all year I’ve been doing pretty well and David has helped me and advised me a lot recently,” Davidovich said at a press conference.
Álex moderates his youthful volcanic character to gain traction on the professional circuit. He’s a tennis player who still has his ups and downs that require more confidence in moments of tension, but his body and his shots are typical of someone with real desire. “If when I was against everyone, I always thought Álex was a top player, now that the shadows are starting to disappear I don’t see a ceiling in him,” remembers his coach, Jorge Aguirre.
Their recent semi-finals in Toronto Masters 1,000 (won by Zverev and Ruud) They are the latest display of good form Davis will try to continue.
“At the beginning of the year I said that my goal was to keep my level of play as high as possible throughout the year and make it to the finals of Malaga playing singles. Now we are inside Valencia and I will debut, if the captain decides, against the Czech Republic. I really want to get on the court because playing Davis Cup has been my dream since I was young and, also playing at home,” added the man from Malaga.
He Pavelló de la Font de Sant Lluís in Valencia This will be the headquarters of group C from now until Sunday. As hosts, Spain will fight for one of the two places that will grant a ticket to the Final 8 in Malaga (November 21-26). He will make his debut tomorrow against the Czech Republic.
Serbiafavorite for the presence of Novak Djokovicthe group opens this Tuesday against South Koreaeven the recent US Open champion was not available on the first day.
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself in Serbia, our first tie is the Czechs, who have a great team. We will have to be very prepared,” said Davidovich.
Source: La Verdad
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