The Ecuadorian team will face group A at the Madrid Arena. The tricolor will measure on Friday November 26 to Spain and Saturday 27 to Russia.
Raúl Viver, Ecuadorian Davis Cup team captain since 1993, he assured this Tuesday in Madrid, where this week the tournament finals begin, that your players will not take into account the higher ranking of their rivals when entering the court, since “the results are decided on the court.”
“Definitely we got the two strongest teams of the 18 finalists”, Assured Viver about Spain and Russia, their opponents in group A of the finals.
“Spain, apart, plays at home, which makes it even more difficult ”, said the captain.
The Spain-Ecuador clash is scheduled for Friday, while the next day the Russia-Ecuador will be played. The first classified of the group will go to the quarterfinals, which will also be the second if he is one of the two best among the six groups.
The strategy, indicated Viver, “is do not think about the ranking of rivals”.
“Our team also has pressure, there always is,” he said of the supposed advantages of not starting as a favorite.
“When you represent your country you always want to do your best. But it can be a positive pressure and sometimes we have achieved results that nobody expected ”.
Emilio Gómez, Roberto Quiroz, Diego Hidalgo, Gonzalo Escobar and Cayetano March are the players called up by Viver for these 2021 finals, which will be played simultaneously in Madrid, Turin and Innsbruck in the group stage and in the Spanish capital in the decisive heats.
The captain recalled that the doubles pair that form Escobar and Hidalgo “They have won in the last three Davis series”, which were “growing in difficulty.”
“Now it is definitely one step higher and I think they are well prepared. Gonzalo has gained a lot of experience this year, with three ATP titles and another three finals ”, he highlighted. “All the points must be fought and the result will be decided on the court. We are going to prepare the matches as well as possible ”.
In his opinion, facing Spanish players like Pablo Carreño will be “a challenge” for his team.
Emilio Gomez, 149 of the world and son of Roland Garros champion Andrés Gómez, affirmed that the Madrid Arena court is “in optimal conditions” for his game and said he is looking forward to performing at the center on Friday, with the stands “full of public.”
His colleagues agreed that contesting these finals “is a privilege” and they recalled that, in the same way that they acceded to them after beating Japan against the forecast, they can also surprise in Madrid. (D)
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