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Spain’s double option against Russia to go to the quarterfinals

One point of the three in dispute would already be gold for Spain, even if it ended up giving in to Russia in today’s tie (not before 4:00 p.m. / # Vamos), final to resolve the leadership of Group A. The victory grants a direct place, being able to be worth the defeat if the victim slips between the two best seconds of the six groups of the initial phase.

After the triumph in front of Ecuador by 3-0, 6-2 in sets, the Spanish team does the math in case it cannot with one of the worst possible rivals, made up of the world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and number 5 Andrey Rublev, in addition to Aslan Karatsev (18th) and Karen Khachanov (No. 29). A 0-3 defeat supposes a final balance of 3 three games won and three lost, trusting the tie-breaks with other teams to not having two 4-2. A better percentage and that Spain would reach by yielding 1-2 to Russia.

Mathematics will intensify during the morning session, when half the groups are solved. Although Sergi Bruguera and his pupils know well that wild card of defeat, they will go for the simplest combination: victory. A fact that is as obvious as it is difficult to achieve.

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In 2019, in the Caja Mágica and not in the current Madrid Arena, Spain beat Russia 2-1. They’re not here Rafa Nadal and Roberto Bautista, Yes Marcel Granollers, which continues to be a mainstay in doubles, and Feliciano López, that at 40 years of age he has had to recover individual gallons because Bautista’s loss due to injury in full call was joined by the farewell to the same of Carlos Alcaraz placeholder image for being positive for coronavirus. Albert Ramos arrived, after two weeks of vacation, and Pedro Martínez, in the middle of the preseason.

Feliciano López’s dizziness

The Bruguera obstacle course

Rafa Nadal was ruled out a long time ago after the intervention on his left foot. At the start of the concentration in Madrid, Roberto Bautista suffered an abdominal problem. On Thursday, ready to debut, Carlos Alcaraz tested positive for Covid and also had to leave the concentration.
All this led to Feliciano López playing singles, winning Roberto Quiroz. Then he did not play the doubles against Ecuador because “just when he finished, he suffered dizziness and the doctor confirmed that he was unwell. Now it’s fine, ”explained Sergi Bruguera

If Sergi Bruguera has had to rebuild the puzzle, including the role of Pablo Carreño as No. 1 and his urgent line-up in doubles, his colleague Shamil Tarpischev naps. Regarding 2019, he has recovered Daniil Medvedev, his leader already in the conquest of the ATP Cup by countries and who warned by overwhelming Gómez yesterday. He holds Rublev, who recovered from a moment of fury by giving up a set to Quiroz and paired with Aslan Karatsev, with whom he won the Doha title and finished in Indian Wells. Karen Khachanov looked at him on the bench.

If Carreño repeats in singles, it will be against Medvedev, with whom he is 2-4, but he beat him at the Tokyo Games. Rublev, 1-0 with Feliciano López and 3-1 with respect to Ramos.

One eye on the Madrid Arena and another on Turin and Innsbruck, doing guesses. It did not help, for example, that Serbia lost to Germany 1-2, since Novak Djokovic’s men are 4-2 in win-lost matches, being a bad enemy to tie the tie if they finish second.

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