Horacio Zeballos climbed to the top of the world rankings last week and made history: he became the first Argentine number one in the world in doubles. Despite this great news for the player and Argentine tennis, Guillermo Coria made an important decision and the best Argentine doubles player will not be in the Olympic Games.
Despite having publicly declared his desire to be at the Olympic event, the native of Mar del Plata has a non-Argentine partner on the circuit; he usually plays alongside the Spanish Marcel Granollers. While the national team has a consolidated couple that has been playing together since 2023 on the circuit, which is made up of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni.
The decision was delayed because it was not easy for the Magician along with the Argentine Tennis Association. The great moment of the man from Mar del Plata is unavoidable, but for the second consecutive year he decided not to participate in the Davis Cup to fully dedicate himself to the ATP circuit. While the duo of Machi and Molto do dispute.
What Zeballos had said about the possibility of being in the Olympic Games
The Mar del Plata tennis player with his feet on the ground and aware of the circumstances explained his situation. “The issue of the Olympic Games is a bit delicate. I really want to be there, obviously, but at the same time the Argentine Tennis Association can take a maximum of six players and has already made the decision to take four singles players. So that gives only a couple of doubles,” he told El Grafico.
“There is me, but also Machi (Máximo González) and Molto (Andrés Molteni), who have already had two very good years as a couple. There will be the decision of captain Guillermo Coria. I have the desire, but the decision will be theirs,” he added.
2024-05-11 18:01:00
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