Guillermo Coria, the captain of the Albiceleste, announced the provisional names for the group stage that will take place in the city of Manchester at the beginning of September.
Less than a month ago, Guillermo Coria, the captain of the Argentine tennis team, made official the team that will represent the country in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Now, as if history repeats itself, El Mago has temporarily announced the selections for the stage of the Davis Cup group, an event that will take place from September 10 to 15 in Manchester and will feature both stars. However, he isIn the absence of Horacio Zeballos, it is again the center of the news.
The doubles player No. 1 in the world along with his Spanish teammate Marcel Granoller, will not be part of the Argentine delegation on English soil. His place will be chased by the team doubles consisting of Andrés Molteni and Máximo González, using the same logic as in the French capital. Continuing in the same line, Sebastián Báez (19th), Francisco Cerúndolo (33rd) and Tomás Etcheverry (32nd), were selected singles.
“It is the same team that represented us in the last series, the one that brought us here. It is important to make it clear that we are following organizational deadlines, but we will confirm the final list after the US Open, as we informed the players.”Coria clarified that the list is not definitive and may show changes.
However, although this time he did not mention the absence of Zeballos, El Mago a few weeks ago drew a parallel with Paulo Dybala’s situation in TyC Sports: “Dybala was also left behind and is a very important player. Sometimes, Lionel Scaloni also makes decisions and we have to accept them.”
Statement by Zeballos about his absence from the Paris 2024 Olympics
Although the delegation was confirmed a few weeks ago, it has long been known that Zeballos will not be part of it at the Games. Speaking to TyC Sports, over a week ago, the doubles player confirmed this and admitted that he remains eager to participate in the Olympic event: “It was a decision of the captain who is in that position for that reason, whether in the Davis Cup or in the Olympics, it was his decision that of course I respect. I did, of course I want to be in the Olympic Games. , ” As you know, for each athlete it is something unique.”
However, the 39-year-old tennis player also respects the Wizard’s decision: “I will be sad, of course, but well… I respect the decision of the Association, of the captain who is very respectable and has his reasons and from this I will encourage not only them but also every Argentine athlete. who will join us
“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“, hill.
Source: Tycsports
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