The Argentine YPF Tennis National Team He had his farewell on Friday at the Argentine club tennisbefore undertaking the trip to Countries Low To dispute the second round of Copa Davis 2025 qualifiers. The national team will look for a place in the Final 8 that will be held in November in Bologna, Italy.
On the rapid surface fields of the club of Palermothe team completed an intense training session under the supervision of the Captain Javier Franco and his assistant Eduardo Swan. They were present Francisco Cerúndo it, Tomás Etcheverry, Francisco Commission y Andrés Molteniwho adjusted the last details for the series. The most notorious absence was that of Horacio Zeballosfinalist in the US Openwho after their participation in Nueva York will be added directly in Groningen.
The practice completed, the national team had an activation with representatives of the sponsors and the partners of the AAT selected through a raffle. They played with them, photos were taken and signed autographs. In addition, the protagonists participated in a playful activity: they painted a painting with the challenge of bringing Argentine art to the land of great painters in history such as Rembrandt, Vermeer y Van Gogh.
Captain Albiceleste, Brakewho will have his second participation in command of the team, commented: “We are happy, with very, very nice mood, very nice climate. Logically, also trying to make the boys rest as much as possible, because they come from an intense year. You spent half, you are like almost in the last envy, did you see? And it is the part where the energies are not always left over and you have to take care of them, and you have to stimulate them ”.
As for the rival, the strategist said: “The analysis is that it is a difficult series, it is complex. Any result can be given. That is, The truth is that it is not a series where there is favoritism. They have players like Botic Van de Zandschulp who is a super experienced player in Davis Cup, He is accustomed and knows what it is to play it. A great challenge awaits us. ”
The series against the Dutch will have a special seasoning for Francisco Comesaña. The 24 -year -old Marplatense is going through an upward moment in his career and is living his first experience with the Argentine team of Copa Davisa dream that begins to come true after its growth in the circuit: “With so much sacrifice, so much work, I could have this possibility. I think it’s my best moment, I come from a very important year for me, that I already faced it by playing everything that is ATPliving all the tournaments in there, playing against the best, also training with the best. I keep learning, obviously, and also enjoying where I am “.
“The Davis Cup was always a very important competition for me, more than anything because I like it, I am a lot to want to represent my country. I did it once when I was little and now I have the possibility to do it in the Davis Cupwhich is the maximum competition by countries ”, closed Commission.
Francisco Cerúndo it: “I am happy, because it is never easy to miss a Davis Cup series as it happened to me in January. I really like to represent my country. As for them, I think that the two syglists, both Botic Van de Zandschulp and Jong’s Tallon, are two very hard rivals,”
Tomás Etcheverry: “I already played a couple of series and each one is different. Playing the Davis Cup can enhance you at a time that, perhaps, are not so good, and also vice versa: you can move the floor when you may come very top. That is, it is totally different from what happens in the circuit.”
Andrés Molteni: “We know that it will be a series, as is the case with all the Davis Cup, always difficult, and more playing as a visitor. Those who are summoned for double we know them, we play against several tournaments. They are boys who play doubles very well. It will be a closed series.”
This Sunday 7 at noon, the Argentine YPF Tennis National Team It will leave for Groningenwhere he will arrive on Monday morning. That same day he will carry out his first training and then train in double shift until Thursday (inclusive), the day the draw will be held to define the order of the matches.
The series, the best of five points, will begin on Friday, September 12 at 9:00 (Argentine time), with two singles games. The day of Saturday 13 will open at the same time with the doubles and will continue with two singles meetings.
The parties will be played in the Martiniplazaa stadium covered with capacity for 3,855 spectators located in Groningena city of 240,000 inhabitants that is 180 kilometers from Amsterdamthe capital of the country. The meetings will be transmitted by television of TyC Sports y Dsports.
The Dutch Captain, Paul Hair househe summoned his syglistas Jesper of Jong (83°), Botic Van of Sand -scolve (73°) y Guy it Old (161 °), next to the Dublists Sander Eagle (24°) y Who Verbeek (43 °), forming the local team for the series. The great absence will be Tallon Grieskpoor (30 °), the number one racket Countries Low.
