Marcel Granollers: “If we give our best we can aspire to everything”
MADRID, 24 (EUROPA PRESS)
Tennis player Feliciano López claimed the “competitive soul” of the Spanish team before starting the Davis Cup Finals 2021, he assured that they can “stand up to anyone”, while Marcel Granollers said that they can “aspire to everything” if they give their ” top level “on the track.
“This team has shown for many years that it knows how to compete. I think that in all the qualifying rounds with Sergi we have had casualties and the team has competed. This team has a competitive soul and we are prepared to face you against anyone, which for me is the most important thing in tennis, “he said at a press conference.
The 40-year-old Spanish tennis player acknowledged that it is “very tough” for the team not to be able to count on Rafa Nadal for this important event. “We can stand up to anyone and Roberto’s loss makes us sad because he is an important player,” he also added about the last-minute absence of Bautista, injured.
He did not hesitate to praise the great sporting year of Carlos Alcaraz, who will make his debut in the competition. “It’s really impressive the way he plays, it’s great to see him play, he’s one of the ones you like to watch, but I couldn’t say a single good thing about him. Behaving like this on the court at 18 is unusual, I haven’t seen many players like Carlos in the past, “praised López.
GRANOLLERS: “IF WE GIVE OUR MAXIMUM WE CAN ASPIRE TO EVERYTHING”
For his part, Marcel Granollers, also a member of the Spanish team and partner in the doubles of ‘Feli’ López, expressed his confidence in the players chosen by Sergi Bruguera. “The casualties of Rafa and Roberto are very important, Rafa is the best we have and Roberto was our player with the best ranking, but with the team we have we are convinced that we are competitive. If we give our maximum, we will have the level to aspire to everything “, he pointed.
“With the current format, the doubles are just as important as the singles, we already saw in 2019 that many qualifiers were defined in the doubles. We know that each point will add up and from now on Sergi has to decide the best for the team because with which we are has several combinations “, concluded Granollers.
