The doubles player, who this season managed to reach number one in the world, will not be part of the team and made sure that he respects Coria’s decision although he admitted that he would like to be there.
Although there is still no official voice to confirm it, a month ago it became known that Horacio Zeballos, the Argentine doubles player who this season managed to become number one in the world with Marcel Granollers, will not participate in the Olympic . Games with the team. This Saturday the star himself spoke about the issue and explained the reasons given, although he also admitted that he was excited that the decision would be changed because of his great moment.
“It was a captain’s decision to be in that position for that purpose.”whether it’s the Davis Cup or the Olympics, it’s his decision that I respect of course. Yes, of course I want to be in the Olympic Games.“As you know, for each athlete it is something unique.”began by confirming that Guillermo Coria was the one who needed to define the situation.
Then he added: “I will be sad, of course I will be, but well… I respect the decision of the Association, of the captain who are very respectable and have their reasons and from here I will be encouraging not only them but every Argentine athlete who comes to us.” to represent”.
When defining the rules for certain ‘privileges’ to enter the Games, he said: “They’re a bit tricky, but no. There’s a maximum quota of six players and we know from the first time that they’re going to take four singles and only a couple of doubles, so whether I’m in the top ten or not. , I can’t be seventh..
Asked about how dearly he was ‘paying’ for not going on Davis Cup calls, he explained: “It’s not that I didn’t want to go, at that time I didn’t have ten points to compete in that kind of competition, the stress that a person handles there, takes your body to an extreme level of demand and at that time. I’m not ten points, for “That’s the decision to go down.”.
He then tells what Coria explained when he was informed of his decision. “It was completely sporting, they are bringing a couple that already established for several years and who have been playing together and who have been competing in the Davis Cup. That is the reasons he gave me. It has nothing to do with the Davis. ” cup”he said.
He also admitted that reaching this stage of the season at his peak and as world number one made him happy about a last-minute change and being included in the team: “Of course, I think I had done well to be in these Games, I feel that today I am playing the best tennis of my career also mentally. Of course I am excited, I wanted to be“.
Source: Tycsports
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