The couple formed by Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers added to Spain also the third point at stake in their confrontation of Davis Cup before the Czech Republicafter returning from the match played at Jakub Mensik and Adam Pavlasek by 6-7 (2), 6-3 and 7-6 (2), after 2 hours and 15 minutes of play.
Alcaraz, despite signing the victory for Spain by adding a second point after the withdrawal of Tomas Machac, in the first game of the third set of the previous match, decided to play the doubles with Marcel Granollers.
The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero has yet to rediscover his best game since he won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics and his feelings in the match against Macchac were not as good as he had hoped.
With the world number one in the specialty, Marcel Granollers, Alcaraz faces the tenth doubles match of his career and the fourth this year after his Olympic experience with Rafa Nadal.
After an even first set, where the Catalan tennis player showed his talents against the Spanish couple, his fate was decided in the decisive game. Alcaraz lost both of his serves and the Czechs took a 3-0 lead and two serves, which they didn’t waste to take the set 7-2.
The unprecedented Spanish duo reacted in the second set, with a greater level of understanding of their game. Marcel was still in charge and Alcaraz stepped up his performance to level the match after scoring the lead 6-3.
In the last set the Czechs regained their best game and the match progressed with great parity. None of the four players gave their rivals any service options and it went to sudden death again, although it was a very different story in the first set. Spain went on a 6-1 run and took advantage of its second match point to seal the match.
Spain will face France on Friday, having lost on the opening day against Australia, who will be the Spanish’s rivals on the final day of Sunday’s Group B of the Davis Cup Phase which will take place this week at the pavilion of the Fountain of San Luis de Valencia.
Source: La Verdad
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