The Spanish team lost on aggregate in the tie against Greece (2-1) of the ATP Cup despite guaranteeing their passage to the semifinals after Pablo Carreño will leave in the decisive doubles due to injury during warm-up.
The discomfort seemed to be coming from the abdominal area and, although it did not appear to be a serious problem, Carreño decided not to force Since he will have a demanding meeting in less than 24 hours against the Italian Fabio Fognini in the semifinals against Italy, as well as the premiere at the Australian Open this Monday.
Pablo Carreño himself was in charge of certifying the Spanish pass to the semifinals in the first shift of the morning after defeating the second Greek player, Michail Pervolarakis by 6-3 and 6-4.
His compatriot Roberto Bautista could not complete the plenary session in a match that was completely inconsequential against the Greek and sixth world classified Stefanos Tsitsipas with whom he fell by a double 7-5.
The match, however, maintained a high level and was decided by two breaks in the final stretch of each of the sets, so the Castellón could not use the revenge of the quarterfinal match that both players played in the Open of Australia of 2019 and that featured the same winner.
The doubles match was the protagonist of giving the final point to Greece, who said goodbye to the competition with a victory, after Carreño and Marcel Granollers left due to injury to the former.
Injury
Pablo Carreño set off the alarms for the semifinals that will be played this Saturday against Italy.
The captain of Spain, Pepe Vendrell, will have the difficult task of managing his scoreboard in the face of the clash against Italy after Carreño joined Rafael Nadal as unknowns for their respective physical discomfort.
Vendrell explained after Carreño’s own victory in the first individual that the Spaniard tested himself throughout the morning because his intention was to play the doubles match to start accumulating match rhythm. However, his back discomfort still persists and he decided, given that the Australian Open will start on Monday, give up the baton in the doubles once again to his teammate Pablo Carreño.
The tie against the Italians will be held this Saturday in less than 24 hours due to the limited time that the organization manages to play both the semifinals and the final before the start of the first major of the year and Spain only has a singles player and an expert tennis player in healthy doubles one hundred percent.
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