Argentina le won the Davis Cup reclassification playoff series to Belarus 3 to 1, in a victory that was achieved thanks to the triumph of Diego Schwartzman over Alexander Zgirovsky 6-1 and 6-2 on the central court of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
In this way, the national team will play the Qualifiers in the first week of next March against one of the countries that finished from position 5 to 18 in the Finals this year (they will be played in November and December) or one of the teams that played the same reclassification of World Group I as the national group.
Schwartzman recovered from the hard fall he suffered on Saturday against the youthful Daniil Ostapenkov (without ranking) and played with authority and determination the match in which he had the responsibility of ratifying the Argentine favoritism in the previous.
Earlier, Máximo González and Horacio Zeballos got the second point for the Albicelestes by beating Daniil Ostapenkov and Erik Arutiunian by 5-7, 6-2 and 6-2, in a match that lasted for an hour and 51 minutes.
While Argentina kept Zeballos, 7th in the world doubles ranking, and González (25th) on the official roster, captain Aleksandr Vasilevski changed the visiting doubles with Ostapenkov and Arutiunian in place of Martin Borisiouk and Alexander Zgirovsky.
Both encounters were played in the central stadium of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in front of some 2,800 spectators, According to the recent opening to the public at sports events in Argentina after 18 months of restrictions due to the covid pandemic.
In this way, Argentina has direct access to the “Qualifiers” to enter the 2022 Finals, which will be played next March, against a rival and at the venue to be confirmed.
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