Very long faces from Alejandro Davidovich and Marcel Granollers at the press conference after Spain’s defeat against Czechia. David Ferrer, Spanish captain, tried to protect them and convince them that all is not lost. These were the words of the three protagonists.
DAVID FERRER
“Losing always hurts, especially after having had the doubles so close, but we were unlucky. I am proud of my players, they have tried, but it is never easy. It has been difficult for us from the beginning, also with the pressure of playing at home and against a very good team. In that aspect I have nothing to say, quite the opposite, happy for the attitude, for the way of competing and for having tried. This is learning, it is part of the history of the Davis Cup competition, I also went there, I lost against a player who was #300 in the world, so it was much worse. But then history changed, so that’s what we’re in right now, everything is a process.”
“Serbia on Friday is a good challenge to face and look for our options. Obviously, now we just lost, everything looks darker, when you are a player you also dramatize everything more, but tomorrow the sun will rise and it will be another day. We have time to recover and face the next challenge.”
“Of course it is difficult, but what are you going to do, you have to continue having faith. Now we are going to rest, tomorrow we will try to make some adjustments and on Friday we will compete, we will see how it goes. From there, we are aware of what it means to lose a tie 3-0, we know that it will not be easy to qualify.”
“Now we just lost, it’s not the time to touch anything, the good thing is that the team is very united, the atmosphere is very good and I love how the week is going with the whole group. Today was a bad day, the others were better, that’s tennis. Today you lose, but on Friday we will face it the same, knowing that it is difficult and that Serbia is the toughest country in the group, but we are going to go little by little. Once this day is over, tomorrow we will recover our energy little by little. I have the obligation to ensure that my team is as excited as possible to compete in each round.”
ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH
“Against Lehecka it was a very equal match, I tried to do my best, avoiding doubts throughout the match, so now it’s time to accept it, especially that moment at 5-5 where I threw them all away. I tried to get him out in the last game but it wasn’t possible, he played very well and it’s time to congratulate him.”
MARCEL GRANOLLERS
“It is not the result we expected, but we knew perfectly well the importance of the doubles point. With this format, if we achieved this point, we were a little more alive, you never know what could happen in the next few days. We have been there, we had it very close, we have competed well, but that is tennis, in a second the tables turn. It’s a shame to lose 3-0, so now we just have to try until the final. We have two qualifying rounds left and we have to believe.”
2023-09-13 21:40:42
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