Juan Carlos Ferrero placeholder image, former world number one and coach of Carlos Alcaraz, stressed the importance and peculiarity of a competition like the Davis Cup It will begin in eleven days and in which the recent champion of the New Generation ATP Finals will make his debut for Spain.
Sergi Bruguera, capitn espaol, I included Alcaraz in the quintet that he will play in the Davis Cup finals that Juan Carlos Ferrero managed to win three times (2000, 2004 and 2009, although in the latter he did not participate in the final).
“Davis is a competition where there is a lot of pressure. You have to enjoy being there. Anyway, I think Carlos is a player who likes these situations and if they give him the opportunity he will show it. Even more playing in Spain, “Juan Carlos Ferrero told the tournament organization.
The now Alcaraz coach, one of the revelations of the season on the circuit, will be in Madrid to follow the evolution of the Spanish team and accompany his player.
“Be in madrid. My Academy has two players in the Spanish team and Samuel (Lpez, Pablo Carreo’s coach) and I will be supporting throughout the tournament, and trying to make the whole team do their best, “announced the one who was number one in the world. , that he had not considered re-living the Davis Cup as a coach.
“The Davis Cup is a very special competition for me. The first Davis was one of the best moments of my career and I have always wanted to play it again, although I did not think it would be in this role, with which of course I am delighted, “acknowledged Ferrero, now focused on the Alcaraz route.
“I’m very happy. Three years ago I started an affair with someone who was a child having the possibility of training already established great players. I decided to bet on this project because of how you see your tennis, but mainly because of how you see it as a person. We have a great bond and these triumphs give me great joy and want more. Much motivation to continue, “recalled Juan Carlos Ferrero, who underlined the intensity of the tournament that begins on November 25.
“The Davis Cup have always been very intense weeks together with rivals who were also companions and friends, and more in those weeks. It was a very positive coexistence in which we played and represented the whole country, whether it was your turn to play or you were supporting from the bench, “he recalled.
Spain, champion of the last edition, in 2019, when the new format is released, will face the Russian Tennis Federation and Ecuador in the group stage. “It is a difficult group. The tie with Russia is going to be especially tough. We will have to play 200%, “he warned.
Juan Carlos Ferrero recognized the importance of the absence of Rafa Nadal in the Spanish team and considers teams such as Russia, Italy and Serbia as adversaries to take into account and aspiring to the title on paper.
“We are going with a good team despite the absence of Rafa. I think Russia and Italy have a very complete team with several ‘top-10s’ and Serbia, having Djokovic, will also be there. In any case, everything can always happen at Davis“, seal Ferrero.
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