Extenista talks about the complexity of the group that also makes up Russia, ‘the toughest rival’. Finals will start on Thursday with the key B.
Sergi Bruguera, captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team, who began the final stretch of their preparation for the finals of the competition that will start on Thursday on Sunday, rejected that Spain face the tournament with extra pressure due to the status of current champion. He also spoke of Ecuador as “the most affordable rival.”
“A year has passed in which we have not played and there is no pressure to defend anything. We are under pressure to want to do well and compete well. The pressure of the Davis Cup itself, but not for defending the title”Said Sergi Bruguera in statements released by the Spanish Tennis Federation.
Spain will be measured in the group stage with Ecuador and Russia, whom the captain considers the most powerful team of all participants.
“Ecuador, in principle, is the most affordable rival, although it has very good players and on an indoor court anyone can surprise you. Then we had the toughest rival, Russia, which has two, five, eleven and thirty in the world. There is no team stronger than them ”, warned Bruguera.
The Spanish team began contact with the Madrid Arena tracks on Sunday. “These first days are to get into the competition and get the sensations of the track. As it is covered, you have to see if it is faster or slower, but above all it is important to adapt to the height, which is what costs the most”, He indicated.
Pablo Carreño, Roberto Bautista, Carlos Alcaraz, Marcel Granollers and Feliciano López make up the Spanish team that will face the Davis Cup from Friday, when it will debut against Ecuador.
“I have summoned the best regardless of age. Those who I think are more prepared to compete. And both Carlos (Alcaraz) and everyone else are ready to play Davis Cup ”, stressed the captain of Spain.
Spain will begin the defense of the title in group A of the initial phase with the confrontation against the Ecuadorian team, on Friday, November 26 from 4:00 p.m. local time, and Russia will measure it on Sunday 28 at the same time in Madrid Sand. (D)
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