The Spanish team he captained David Ferrer and leading Carlos Alcaraz Today, Friday (4:00 pm), the goal is close to qualify for the 8-man Final, which will be held in Malaga from November 19 to 24 from the quarter-final qualifiers to the final for the ‘silver salad bowl. ‘.
The accounts this afternoon at Fountain Pavilion of San Luis de Valencia They are very simple: if Spain wins the tie in France, it will qualify and mathematically beat an Australia that is looking to qualify after achieving its second victory, 3-0, at the expense of a decimated Czech Republic, now there are no options.
A loss against the French team, on the other hand, would lead Spain to beat Australia on Sunday, perhaps with a calculator as there could be a three-way tie for the two places allowing them to continue in the competition.
Roberto Bautista36 years old and world number 62, will open the rivalry today. The man from Castellón, with 14 games won in 21 in the Davis Cup, gave a good performance against Jakub Mensikcompounding its improvement in recent times.
In front you should have Arthur Fils, 20 years and number 25, if the captain Paul-Henri Mathieu repeating the strategy against Australia, even though the No. 2 of it in the ranking order gave way Thanasi Kokkinakis in a 1-2 aggregate defeat.
Two singles were played in this competition, both losing. A background that could work against the Fils, which could be in their favor is the fact that they beat Bautista 6-3 and 6-4 on the ‘indoor’ hard court at Montpellier 2023.
In the room is Arthur Rinderknecht29 years old and No. 58, who also does not show a terrible record in the Davis Cup: 1-1 in singles and 2-3 in doubles.
The number one duties of the are more consistent Carlos Alcaraz21 years old and number 3, and Ugo Humbert26 years old and number 18. They will meet again after the Murcian won the round of 16 of the last Wimbledon tournament, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6 and 7-5. Although now on a terrain that the Frenchman prefers, this season’s ATP champion in Marseille and Dubai.
Alcaraz wants to regain his level before the US Open, where he suffered a hole-in-one. Didn’t start against Tomas Macac In Wednesday’s singles, which she won when her opponent retreated, she built confidence by winning the doubles with Marcel Granollers. The starting couple in the mind of David Ferrer, who can be placed both in doubles, with specialists Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Edouard Roger-Vasselin as predictable opponents. A script that will vary depending on the course of the two individuals.
On Saturday, at 4 p.m., France plays against the Czech Republic. Spain-Australia on Sunday kicks off at 11am.
Source: La Verdad
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