He president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET), Miguel Díazis shown Spain “hopes” to make “history” by winning the Davis Cup in both men’s and women’s categories“something quite doable” and “above” at Rafael Nadal’s official farewell to the courts.
Miguel Díaz, in an interview with EFE in Ceuta, a city he visited this weekend to attend one of the national master’s tests of the RPT Marca Junior Cup, considered “a luxury to celebrate these two competitions in Spain” and said he was “convinced there are chances to win.”
“We are going to do very well because both teams are at a high level,” is said in reference to the celebration in Malaga of the Davis Cup Final 8 from November 19 to 24 and the Billie Jean King Cup finals from November 13 to 20.
However, the top leader of Spanish tennis acknowledged that It is “very difficult” to achieve the double “because most countries have never won it.”others make money from them every 30 or 40 years: we’re pretty used to it,” he said.
national teams
Regarding the men’s team, captained by David Ferrer and composed of Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño and Marcel Granollers, He has commented that the last time it won “was in 2019, which is just around the corner.”
“We are the most successful team of the 21st century with six wins in the Davis Cup, but in any case in Malaga we have the option of winning the seventh and I hope it happens,” he pointed out.
Regarding the women’s group, directed by Anabel Medina and composed by Paula Badosa, Jessica Bouzas, Cristina Bucsa, Nuria Parrizas and Sara Sorribeshas already commented “They played fantastically but this week it became known that the world number 1, the Polish Iga Swiatek, is coming to play, so it will not be easy to save the first tie against Poland.”
The national leader, who has held the position since July 2016, when he became the thirteenth president of the RFET, emphasized the speed in the sale of tickets for the tournament that will be hosted by the Martín Carpena pavilion.
“When it was said that Rafa was coming, after half an hour I think there were no tickets left and if we add to that next week Nadal announced that this was his last tournament and his farewell prevailed in all of us.”said.
Miguel Diaz who was president of the Madrid Tennis Federation between 2009-2016appreciates this expectation: “I am convinced that we will fill five or six football stadiums to say goodbye to the best Spanish athlete of all time,” he said.
Rafa Nadal’s retirement
The truth of This Davis Cup coincided with Rafael Nadal’s retirement from professional tennis. cause “It is very sad because he is a player who means a lot to Spanish and global sport, not only for tennis, not only for his sporting achievements, but for the values he sends to society.”
Nadal’s presence in Malaga, with 92 titles in a total of 131 finals played (including 22 Grand Slam wins), will make it “record forever, it will be a very special Davis Cup: I am convinced that we will all cry,” he said.
He referred to the national quarry to point that out “The good base that exists is one of the successes of Spanish tennis because in the end the numbers come out.”
“We have very good health and a very good future, this year there were four European championships in youth ages and we won two, in children under 14 and in junior under 18, after competing against great rivals like France, Italy, United Kingdom United Kingdom or Germany”, he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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