“Commitment, solidarity and comradeship. Team unity, as well as the sporting career and the moment of the game” are essential axes for David Ferrer to call his first players onto the field. Departure as captain of Spain It will be released in Valencia next September.
“I think the captaincy comes at the right time and I feel motivated. Ferrer said in his presentation in Barcelona this Friday that the Davis Cup has given me a lot on a personal level and I don’t think I’ll surpass it as captain, but I’m very happy to have this opportunity,” said Ferrer. miguel diazfederation president and javier solersports director
The replacement extenista, although it’s been nearly eight months and “still too far to talk about names” Exhibition Brugueracounts on recovery for the team rafael nadal and take advantage of carlos alcarazHe admits that everything will depend on “conditions, injuries and the time of the season”.
Nadal was the first to call thimble after your selection. “He didn’t pick up the phone… but then he called me,” the tennis player jokes, determined to encourage the former No. 1’s return to the team. “I hope you can be with us. Rafa is a milestone not only in terms of his career but also in terms of what he can transfer to the team,” he stressed. thimbleSharing a team with Nadal and three won The Davis Cup (2008, 2009 and 2011), with 28 wins and just 5 losses out of 20 eliminations, was the last in Valencia, winning the last game in Valencia on 8 April 2018, giving points to the passing team. He reached the semi-finals against Germany.
“The ‘best’ team
thimble He is aware of the challenge that awaits him. “There are players who will win the Davis Cup. We have a ‘best’ team at tennis level and the goal is to win it, but it’s a complex rivalry that comes at the end of the season, causing wear and tear, especially for the players. the best” emphasizes the newly elected, also current director. Barcelona Open Banc SabadellHe will have two of his best players in the tournament that will start on April 17.
“nadal He trains hard and will arrive in Barcelona on time. “I have high confidence that Rafa will have a great season on gravel.” alcaraz. “As for Carlos, in addition to the results, what I love the most is how he took the pressure off after a great season last year.”
Djokovic, rival
thimble At the beginning of September, he will make his debut as the captain of Spain in Group C in Valencia, together with the teams of Serbia, Czech Republic and South Korea. “A group similar to last year, the qualifiers are open and Djokovic comes with a tough opponent like the Serbs, but I would prefer not to come.”
Both the Serbs and the Koreans were already rivals in 2022 in the same group stage that will determine the teams that will qualify for the finals for the final eights to be played in Malaga on 21-26 November. On this occasion, previous captain Bruguera couldn’t count on Nadal, who resigned from the team at the start of the year, and Alcaraz, who just won their first Grand Slam in New York with no time to recover.
The remaining teams will be split into Group A, where they will play in Bologna and will feature current champions Canada, Italy, Sweden and Chile; In Group B, they said they will do it in Australia, Great Britain, France and Switzerland, as well as in Manchester, and in Group D in Croatia, where the headquarters of the Netherlands, the USA, Finland and Croatia has not yet been decided.