There is no margin of error. Spain will play for its survival in the 2023 Davis Cup this Friday (3pm) against a Serbia that will have the reinforcement of Novak Djokovicnothing on the first day.
The world number 1 held his first training session with his teammates on Thursday after taking a few days off after winning the US Open and, barring a last-minute change, He will be in charge of facing Alejandro Davidovich in the second match of the day.
“I don’t have much time left to recover, I will try to do my bestadapt my body and my conditions to give my country the classification,” said the Serbian in a press conference upon arriving at the headquarters.
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The man from Malaga will be looking to shake off the bad taste in his mouth from his two defeats on the opening day against the Czech Republic, which proved a stumbled (0-3) against the Czechs leaving David Ferrer’s team on the brink of knockout.
A second defeat against Serbia would leave Spain with no chance of qualifying for the final stage of the competition, which will be held in Malaga in November, in a big blow for a competition that is not going through its best moment.
The Spanish team paid dearly on Wednesday for the absence of Carlos Alcaraz, Rafa Nadal and Pablo Carreñoalong with the lack of activity due to an ankle injury for Roberto Bautista, who came on call.
David Ferrer, debutant in the captaincy, It has to be put in the hands of rookies Bernabé Zapata and Alejandro Davidovich, with Davis Cup doubles experience, although for the first time facing a decisive singles and as number one in the formation. Both fell, against Macchac and Lehecka respectively, making it 0-2 which sealed the tie.
The loss of Davidovich and Granollers in doubles made it 0-3 which further complicates the Spanish options in the face of a possible triple final tie.
In its part, Serbia made their debut on Tuesday with a comfortable victory (3-0) against the ‘Cinderella’ of the group, a South Korean who had to settle for a set against Djere in the second singles match and another in the doubles match.
Davidovich confirmed as number 1, It remains to be seen if David Ferrer will continue betting on Bernabé Zapata to open the tie or if he chooses to put himself in the hands of a veteran experienced in a thousand fights like Roberto Bautista.
The pick will face Laslo Djere with the aim of making it 1-0 and taking the pressure off Davidovichwho will be looking to add his second victory over Djokovic to what will be their sixth meeting between the two.
In case of victory, Spain is also obliged to beat Korea on Sunday to earn one of two passports to the final in Malaga and wait for Serbia to lose Czech Republic, which defeated South Korea 3-0 on Thursday.
Source: La Verdad
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