The extensionist Javier Franawho until now was part of Sebastián Báez’s team, is the new Argentine captain of Davis Cup after the departure of Guillermo Coria after the elimination against Italy in this year’s quarterfinals.
The announcement was made by the Argentine Tennis Association (AAT) through its social networks with a video and photos of Frana’s career, highlighting the Olympic medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games and how he became number 30 in the world in the ATP Rankings.
“I feel super honored and grateful that they have taken me into account for this very special function”Frana expressed after his announcement as the new captain, a task that he will have to face thinking about next year in the Davis Cup, that tournament in which he knew how to have stories that transcended sports.
And he added that he hopes to have a good time with the players: “What one expects, in addition to results, is to accompany the boys, helping them to carry out this career and experience these challenges as something stimulating and far from drama.”
The man from Santa Fe was able to assume the position once he was able to leave the academy where he was working, from Sebastián Gutiérrez, where he was in charge of the technical advice of Sebastián Báez. This Friday the 6th at 10 will be Frana’s first press conference at the Belgrano Athletic Club.
“In Davis Cup there are no series that are easier than others. There may be a series that is more comfortable, due to logistics, depending on where the players come from or where they have to go,” Frana said about his new objective: Norway.
“The draw was in Norway and we will have to start putting our heads into that situation to try to anticipate as best we can everything that we are going to experience in those days,” he added.
The president of the AAT, Agustín Calleri, explained why they chose Frana: “We trust Javier because he seems like an ideal person, whom we respect a lot, who in his time as a player defended the colors like few others and who has had different experiences. working with professional tennis players for the last twenty years.
Source: Ambito
