Davis Cup: Argentina seeks to define the series against Lithuania

Argentinawith 2-0 leadwill look for the missing point to define the series against Lithuania for Davis Cup World Group Iwhich will close this Sunday on the brick dust of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club (BALTC).

From 11:00, the team led by Guillermo Coria will have the chance to close the key with the doubles match that Máximo González and Andrés Molteni, “top ten” duo on the circuitthey will assume before Edas Butvilas (532), 19 years old, and Tadas Babelisan unranked tennis player, who could be replaced by the most experienced man on the team, Ricardas Berankis (34 years old).

Cerúndolo and Báez won the first points

The remaining two individual matches will then be played, a way in which Argentina He was on the edge of the classification on Saturday.

Francisco Cerúndolo21st in the ATP world ranking, won against the junior Villius Gaubas (476), 18 years old, 6-1, 6-7 (6-8) and 6-2 after two and a half hours of play.

After the victory, cerundolo He made it clear that “being a local, with this field with an incredible history, I couldn’t be happier. I couldn’t lose a game on a field with so much history,” he said.

“I had all the pressure, the responsibility to win. There are always nerves. In the second set that happened to me, I became very nervous, tense. I wanted to win the game now and I played badly. After the third one I was able to get it out. That’s why the relief and happiness,” he added, explaining the development of the meeting.

For its part, Sebastian Baez (28) he did it before Berankis (231) by 7-6 (8-6), 5-7 and 6-3, after two hours and 42 minutes.

To achieve victory, Argentina will return to the 2024 Qualifiersthe stage prior to the group stage of the Finalsin which the countries of the world tennis elite compete for the “Silver Salad Bowl.”