The Ecuadorian tennis player regretted the fall against Pablo Carreño and the defeat in the Davis Cup series against the Spanish army by 2-0.
The Ecuadorian Emilio Gómez regretted the defeat against Pablo Carreño in Davis Cup, in three sets and after three hours of play, but it was satisfied with the level offered against a player like the Spanish, “world top”, in a match resolved by small details at the end.
The number one of the team recognized that Ecuador was confident in the possibility of winning against Spain, weighed down by the casualties of Rafael Nadal and then Roberto Bautista and Carlos Alcaraz. “We believed that you could give before a Spain without Rafa “, he pointed out.
“It was a battle. Without this group it would not have been possible. We could beat Spain, “said Emilio Gómez after his match against Carreño, with whom he clearly lost months ago, at the 1,000 Masters in Indian Wells.
But this event is different. I saw options. I saw that I could. I lacked a bit of decision, of experience. Carreño was not comfortable, I saw him nervous. He played better in some key moments. It did not fail. He played deep. I never stopped believing. It was decided by details”, Insisted the son of Andrés Gómez, who was champion of Roland Garros in 1990.
“It was an incredible game, the one I enjoyed the most of my career. Hear encouragement from Spain but also from the people of Ecuador. They were my focus point and team. We believed in being here. AND We almost took a point to Spain and take the series to the doubles where anything could happen”Lamented the number one of Ecuador, who was happy to have learned from the Indian Wells meeting and to push the Spanish to the limit.
“It was a very different game from Indian Wells. Playing there was a thermometer. It has been a long time since I played with a top player and raise your level. In Indian Wells I played more passive, I never entered the game. And that changed here, ”said Gómez, who highlighted the level of Pablo Carreño.
“He has beaten Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev this year and I was at his level this time. There was no difference in this game, “said the Ecuadorian.
“It has been an incredible experience for me. I have had my options but I have given everything in a fantastic environment, supported by the fans. I’m not happy about the defeat but I can’t blame myself for anything “, acknowledged the Ecuadorian player, that the Saturday he will face world number two, Russian Daniil Medvedev. (D)
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