2024-08-21 03:01:00
The captain of the Argentine team Davis Cup, Guillermo Coriait didn’t take long for him to come out and answer her. Horacio Zeballos after the world number one doubles player refused to be part of the delegation for the final phase of the competition, to be held from September 10.
“Obviously it is not pleasant to read that Horacio Zeballos has something personal with me and what he declaredbut I respect what he says, as we respected in two of the three series that he was called up and was not available; sometimes you can agree or not, but you have to respect what the player feels and support him,” said the Magician in statements to The Nationtrying to tone down the conflict, although he couldn’t help but throw in some criticism for the absences.
“There is nothing strange or personal. There is no need to get into a fight because it does no good to anyone.“We have already learned from past mistakes; the things that are happening are not good for national tennis,” added the captain.
It is worth remembering that Zeballosat the top of the doubles rankings, had been ignored by Coria for the Olympics and the latest Davis series.
“The relationship with the captain is not good; we have different visions. It is hard for me to respect his word and that is why, added to the pressure that Davis represents, I prefer to step aside. Living a week with such different thoughts, in disagreement, makes it impossible to perform at my best. It would not do any good for the team or for me,” explained the Mar del Plata native this Monday in dialogue with Page/12 (Coria, for his part, preferred not to speak to this media outlet).
The Argentine team will be playing the Davis Cup Finals from September 10, as part of Group D to be held in Manchester, EnglandThe opening round will be against Canada on the 10th, followed by Great Britain on the 13th and Finland on the 14th. Each series consists of three points (two singles and one doubles).