The Argentine Tennis team sealed a forceful 3-0 win in Groningen and secured a place in the definition of the Davis Cup that will be played in November in Bologna.
Argentina had a dream weekend in the Davis Cup. With authority and without leaving room for doubts, the team conducted by Javier Frana defeated 3-0 a Netherlands And he got the ticket to Final 8the instance that will bring together the best selections in the world in Bologna, between November 18 and 23.
The closure arrived this Saturday from the hand of the doubles, where the couple made up of Horacio Zeballos and Andrés Molteni surpassed a Sander Arends and Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-3 and 7-5. The Albiceleste duo showed solidity in the key moments: it broke in the sixth game of the first set to take over the partial and, despite the pressure of the premises in the second manga, raised five set points before turning the story and keep the victory.
“You never have to give up. We fight a lot in the second set. Molto It is an animal, I think he doesn’t even know how he played. Luckily I accompanied him well, ”said an excited Zeballos. His partner, Molteni, remarked:” We have known each other for a long time, we played interclubs together and that connection shows inside the court. “
The triumph in Doubles finished confirming what the singles of Friday had already directed. In the debut, Tomás Etcheverry defeated a Jesper de Jong 6-4 and 6-4, while later Francisco closing it It was imposed to Van de Zandschulp 7-6 (4) and 6-1. With these results, the series was practically defined before the couples duel.
Although the classification was already assured, this Saturday a fourth game was also scheduled by regulations: Francisco Comesañawhich made its official premiere with the albiceleste shirt, became the 91 ° Argentine player to play the Davis Cup.
How the tournament continues
He Final 8 of the Davis Cup It will be played in Bologna, Italybetween November 18 and 23. There will be the host team and current champion, plus the seven selections that are classified this weekend through the Qualifiers.
The final phase will be played in direct elimination format from the quarterfinals, with crosses to three games: two singles and a double. The draw of the confrontations will be made once the classified are confirmed, and if Argentina appears among the four best nations in the ranking of the ITFwill be designated as serial head.
With this victory, the Argentine National Team is excited to raise the Silver salad bowltitle that he got only once in 2016.
Source: Ambito
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