This Sunday, Spain and Australia close group B of the group stage of the Davis Cup. They do it in their homework, as both teams have secured a place in the final stage in Malaga, but this does not mean that the rivalry is pointless.
And it was that finishing first or second will determine the opponent in the quarterfinal matchup. Spain’s group clashed in A and C, the only one that was definitely resolved after the United States’ victory over Germany on Saturday.
So, The German team will become one of Spain’s possible rivals if it beats Australiawhile the Americans could cross the path of Alcaraz and company if they fell.
In group A, almost everyone is ready, but everything indicates that Italy will finish first.with Belgium and the Netherlands fighting for second place, so the loss to Australia has a special relevance, especially if we consider that the transalpines are in Malaga with Sinner, Berrettini, Musetti and companya fearsome team best avoided until the later qualifying rounds.
Unless there is a last-minute change (teams are not announced until one hour before the start of the series), Roberto Bautista will fire Thanasi Kokkinakis. Both arrive at the event in top form after scoring two convincing victories in the two games they have played so far.
Carlos Alcaraz is also full of achievements that, after a gray victory over the injured Tomas Macchac on Wednesday, against Ugo Humbert again recalled the brilliant tennis player who held the titles of Roland Garros and Wimbledon at the beginning of the summer.
“For me the goal is to qualify, it might be better to be first than second“But with the team we have, I don’t care,” declared number 3 at a press conference.
“Other countries should be afraid of us“Maybe on Sunday the players who don’t have the option to play can come in and show why they are in the Spanish team,” added the two-time Wimbledon champion.
In its part, David Ferrer He did not want to clarify if he would make changes to the team, but He acknowledged that “I always prefer to be first, but just because I won. In this format, it doesn’t matter whether it’s first or second because maybe the teams that finished second change players in the finals and you don’t know what’s best.”
The Spanish captain rested his players this Saturdaythat for the first time since they arrived in Valencia last week there was no training session.
Source: La Verdad
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