Diego Schwartzman will open tomorrow, from 11, the series against Daniil Ostapenkov in the first point of the best-of-five series at Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis.
The Davis Cup raffled this Friday the order of the matches between Argentina and Belarus, who play the possibility of staying in the World Group (what was previously known as Repechage). The duel will be played this weekend, starting at 11, at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis after 16 years, will have 1,800 people in the grandstand and will be able to be seen on the TyC Sports and TyC Sports Play screens.
Diego Schwartzman, ranked 15th in the ATP world rankings, will play the first point before the youth Ostapenkov, 18 years old and ranked 63rd in the junior ranks. Then it will be the turn of the Bahiense Guido Pella (82) versus Erik Arutiunian (42 in juniors).
The series between Argentines and Europeans will continue on Sunday, too from 11, with the double point between the Mar del Plata Horacio Zeballos, seventh in the world in the specialty, and the tandilense Maximum Gonzalez (25), against the best tennis players of the rival team, Alexander Zgirovsky (1233) and Martin Borisiouk (1408).
The Fourth point from the series should play it Schwartzman y Arutionian Sunday after the doubles and the fifth Pella in front of Ostapenkov, although captains can alter names up to two hours before each match.
That is likely to happen if the series is defined as it is presumed in the doubles, and, then, for the fourth point, the Rosario would debut Federico Coria (61), while the fifth point in that case could directly not be played.
This is how the table was between Argentina and Belarus for the Davis Cup
Saturday, Diego Schwartzman (number 15 in the world ranking), will be measured in the first turn, from 11.00, before Daniil Ostapenkov, of 18 years. Then Guido Pella (82 °) will take to the court to face Erik Arutiunian (16 years).
- On Sunday, Horacio Zeballos (7th in the world in doubles) and Maximum Gonzalez (25th in doubles) will define the match of double, from 11.00, before Martin Borisiouk and Alexander Zgirovsky, 21 and 20 years old, respectively. Then, if necessary, the Small will play the fourth point before Arutiunian, while the fifth will remain in the hands of Pella and Ostapenkov.
Argentina-Belarus was drawn for Davis Cup: Diego Schwartzman’s word
The crosses between Argentina and Belarus for the Davis Cup
“It’s a bit difficult to prepare a match like this because you search the internet and you don’t find anything. The only negative is that it takes a few minutes or more games to understand how the opponent plays and get into the rhythm. The conditions and the place favor us, what one has to do is play in the best way and hope that the opponent feels uncomfortable, no matter what he does next“, declared Diego Schwartzman in dialogue with TyC Sports.
Regarding the return to brick dust, Peque explained: “It’s been many months, it’s complicated because we came from playing on very fast cements like the tour in the United States. It takes a few days, luckily we had them and it is easier to adapt. We are all already, but the first days it is difficult to move the ball, the slowness of the court and especially at this time“.
Argentina-Belarus was drawn for Davis Cup: Guido Pella’s word
The crosses between Argentina and Belarus for the Davis Cup
“The pandemic arrived and I missed a series that I would have loved to be like the one in Bogotá. I love being available for the Davis Cup and coming back to Buenos Aires after two years. The pandemic hit me very hard, it was the worst two years of my personal and professional life. This series was not considered because I thought they were not going to call me. There were guys who were playing very well and I was having a hard time gaining confidence. Luckily, now I’m fine, I know I have to work a lot. Everyone has their merit, all of us are fighting to win this series, try to get to Madrid and win the Cup again“he explained Pella, the only champion within the team.
Argentina-Belarus was drawn for the Davis Cup: the word of Gastón Gaudio
This is how the crosses between Argentina and Belarus for Davis Cup remained
“It is a different series, we did not have in mind to play against Belarus. The important thing is the step we have to take to continue on this path and see if we can return to Madrid. The other issue is playing here, which for us is a different feeling. This stadium has a mystique that no other has. We already know how people live and enjoy it. Having the stadium almost complete is an injection for these kids who come from a pandemic of a year and a half and that destroys them without people“, he opined Gaston Gaudio, captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team for more than three years.
His latest series? “They were complicated years, nothing to do with what one expected. Several series were suspended, I did not get to travel much to the tournaments and a lot of things happened that were not normal. Today we are looking at how this weekend is going to go and then we will make the best decision“, he concluded.
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