The Korean Tennis Association announced on the 6th, “In accordance with the host city conditions required by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), this tournament had to be held as an indoor court match, connected to an international airport, and a place that could provide 5-star athlete accommodations had to be found,” and added, “The venue for this tournament was chosen with the cooperation of Busan City and the Busan Tennis Association.”
This Davis Cup is at the stage of advancing to the first and final finals.
The Korean national team won 3-1 in the World Group 1 match against Kazakhstan held in Chuncheon last September, successfully advancing to the final round for the fifth consecutive year.
If they defeat Argentina, they will advance to the final quarterfinals against the winner of the Netherlands-India game in September.
The Korean national team, led by coach Jeong Jong-sam (Myongji University) and Kim Seon-yong (Orion), had Jeong Hyeon (Gimpo City Hall), Kwon Soon-woo (Army Athletic Corps), Shin San-hee (Gyeongsan City Hall), Nam Ji-seong (Dangjin City Hall), and Park Eui-seong (Daegu City Hall) on the roster for this game.
The list of players who played in the last match against Kazakhstan is the same.
Contrary to initial expectations, Argentina will be traveling to Korea with second-tier players.
Thiago Augustin Tyrante (103rd), Marco Trungelliti (130th), and Federico Augustin Gomez (190th), who are expected to participate in the singles, are all ranked in the 100th to 200th place, and this is their first Davis Cup call.
Doubles specialist players included Andres Molteni (26th in doubles) and Guido Andreozzi (32nd in doubles).
This is the first Davis Cup match between Korea and Argentina. In terms of country rankings, Korea is 22nd and Argentina is 10th.
The Davis Cup is played in a format where the country that wins three out of five matches first wins.
Two singles matches will be held on the first day, February 7th, followed by one doubles match and two singles matches on the second day, the 8th.
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