The ball and the movements stopped happening at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, where this Tuesday, from 10 in the morning (Argentine time), Argentina will begin its dream to be one of the two classified by the area that takes place in the Italian city of Bologna, qualifying for the final series that will be played in Malaga, Spain, from November 22 to 27.
Guillermo Coria already throbs the duel against the Swedes in a best-of-three serieswith two singles and doubles play.
Of the chosen players, Francisco Cerúndolo (27th) will be the debutant, while Sebastián Báez (37th), the second racket for the first point of the series, comes from having his baptism against the Czech Republic, last March, in Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club are the youngest.
Then the one who will lead the team on court will be Diego Schwartzman (17th), who will be part of the second game, for the first racket of the national team. In addition, the team will have two experienced doubles players such as Horacio Zeballos and Máximo “Machi” González.
Francisco Cerúndolo, 24 years old, Baez (21), Schwartzman (30 years old), Zeballos (37) and “Machi” González (39) are current players and also a melting pot of ages with whom Coria (40 years old) leads and guide, together with the work team that includes Martín “Tero” García and Leonardo Mayer, who are in search of a common goal: the team.
For Coria, within the generational range, in many moments with some they seek to polish details and in others to teach.
“Machi and Horacio already have a lot of experience, almost my age and it is a relationship that we have had for years, where “Tero” and “Leo” focus with them, where details appear because they know each other by heart and they have it clear”, assumes Coria who is already 40 years old.
“With “Peque” it’s more similar and with Fran and Seba you have to convey how you were as a player, give them peace of mind and a lot of confidence, where they don’t have to prove anything to anyone and there are other messages to give, but in the long run they always end up being the same tips, ”added the former professional tennis player.
However, the “Wizard” considers that the messages are often very positive, while in some moments they can be contrary to what is sought with a tennis player.
The messages that are given must be fair and necessary, punctual and what one says must be to enhance and improve them. Many times giving so many indications and talking about more can lead to being worse, that is why you have to be calm, give the players confidence and when you have something to indicate them, do it with a lot of confidence and be sure of what is being marked”, ´he pointed out . And he valued the group’s relationship off the court.
Sweden the first rival
The Scandinavians, captained by former world number 4 Robin Soderling, feature brothers Mikael (99) and Elías (133) Ymer, Jonathan Mridha (497), Karl Friberg (559) and Andre Goransson (77 in doubles).
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“Sweden have a totally different style of playing than Italy, and Italy is totally Croatian. So you have to play with that, we have players who can do it in all singles, another rest and whoever enters does it in the same way, “Coria said.
“It is not going to change at first in the result that the boys may have in that game that they have to play. You have to give them confidence and they themselves know that they can enter at any time and at any point, ”he assured.
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After Argentina’s game against the Swedes, the national team will have its second series in its area next Friday, starting at 10 (Argentine time), to close the Group against Croatia on Saturday at the same time, which will not have Marin Cilic.
This Tuesday the illusions for Argentina to reach the final phase of the Davis Cup are underway and Sweden will be the first hurdle of a dream that Coria commands and a team that seeks to take the champion of the 2016 edition to the decisive instances,
