Tennis News : There are no heroes in the single number match for the Argentine team on Saturday (04/01) local time at the ATP Cup, Sydney. In fact, the double number team that managed to present a 2-1 victory for Argentina against Poland.
Argentine duo, Maximo Gonzalez and Andreas Molteni found their best performance to beat former world number 1 doubles player, Lukasz Kubot and Polish number 1, Hubert Hurkacz with convincing results 6-2, 6-4 in the decisive double number match.
“We have the responsibility to act and provide points for Argentina. So, it felt really good after we played well and gave points to Argentina, “said Moltenis.
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Molteni’s compatriot Guido Pella gave his country an early advantage with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Polish compatriot Kamil Majchrzak.
Pella finished the 2019 season by winning 36 matches, including winning the first title of his career in Sao Paulo. Based on his performance in the first match of the 2020 season, the lefty seemed to maintain his momentum.
“Overall, I feel quite happy. First of all, because I think I played well in the first and third sets. “In the second set, I felt a little tired because of the hot weather,” said world number 25 Pella.
“But I think I served really well in the third set and I fought hard for each ball. That is my game. So, I feel really good on the field. “
Hurkacz had the equalizer 1-1 for Poland when he defeated Argentine world number 14 Diego Schwartzman with 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 2 hours 18 minutes.
While in Group F, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime present a win for Canada in the ATP Cup
Canada became the first team to win a match in the inaugural edition of the men’s team tennis event, the ATP Cup in Brisbane.
With the singles and doubles winners from their leading players, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime, Canada silenced Greece 3-0.
“It’s always amazing to be part of a team and feel that feeling. Team competitions are quite rare in ATP tournaments, so I like it a lot and I’m always motivated by the atmosphere. So, I am really happy, happy with today’s results (03/01), “Shapovalov said.
Thanks to her hard work, Canadian number 1 Shapovalov claimed a tight 7-6 7-6 victory over world number 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas.
When combined, they secure the five break points they face, but Shapovalov, who ended the 2019 season by appearing in the final of the first Masters 1000 tournament of his career in Paris, remained calm in the tiebreaker.
From the 3/3 position in the second set tiebreak, Shapovalov won four of the five points, including his first match point opportunity.
“The win was surely a big win for me. Stefanos ended the 2019 season with a spell and he is one of the world’s top players today. So, beating a player like him in the first match at the start of the season was really special to me. It means a lot to me, “Shapovalov explained.
With this victory, Shapovalov was superior to Tsitsipas by 3-1.
Shapovalov and Auger Aliassime came back down with a double number. Despite having won two wins for Canada, the Canadian duo fought hard to seal a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Pervolarakis and Petros Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas’s younger brother.
