Bruguera: “These players can make the cut to win”

Spain will participate in this Final Phase of the Davis Cup as a local in Malaga. However, there are several concerns. One of them is the absence of these two big stars, for which Pablo Carreño sees himself prepared with the aim of taking a step forward: “It is always good to be number 1, but I prefer to be 2 or 3 if they are prepared to compete because we are stronger. Although now I’m ready to be. I think that, despite everything, we can have a good tournament. Why not win like in 2019?”

In the same line, confident with the level that this selection can give, he showed himself Heath: “Sometimes it is evident that you cannot count on the 1 or 2 of the world, but we have a lot of quality players. The five who are here have given many victories and joys. With Rafa and Carlos we would be stronger, but these players can give the size to win“.

However. The big “problem” when considering the tie is being the doubles match against Croatia. “The doubles are very important now. It’s 33% of the tie. It’s one of the strongest of them. We’re working. If we were to arrive, we’ll try to do our best,” said the captain. He also confirmed that he has already decided what the couple will be, although his idea is to reveal it at the last moment.

The court hasn’t given the players a good feeling either. “The conditions here are much faster. It is not the clue that we would ask for if they let us choose“, explained Marcel Granollers, but the confidence is full: “We have the quality to compete against anyone and try to win,” confirmed the Catalan. And, as Carreño assured, “There is no clear favorite that stands out above the rest . You don’t really know what’s going to happen. He’s very open to everything.”

Qatar World Cup

However, given the expectation generated in the city of Malaga for living and hosting a Davis Cup Final Phase, one of the great international events in the world of sports has come to pass: the World Cup in Qatar. And not only that, but precisely the debut of the Spain of Luis Enrique and that of Sergi Bruguera will coincide in time: the Spain-Costa Rica soccer match will be at 5:00 p.m. (peninsular time), while the Spain-Croatia tennis match will begin at 4:00 p.m.

Roberto Bautista spoke on this issue: “A Davis Cup, and more so in Spain, is not experienced every day. It is a very beautiful spectacle. It is true that we would all like to see Spain in the World Cup and support them, but the people will come, the stadium will be full”. However, the message from the tennis players is very clear: “We need all the support of the public having such a complicated tie against Croatia“.