Spain will play the Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers against Romania on March 4 and 5 in Marbella , in a tie in which presence in the final phase of the tournament is at stake. In it will arrive the long-awaited debut in the competition of Carlos Alcaraz, number 19 of the ATP . The one from El Palmar has a curious connection with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who also made his debut in the Davis Cup on the Costa del Sol and has special memories linked to her.
Carlos Alcaraz is the main attraction in the upcoming Davis Cup tie between Spain and Romania . The Murcian will debut in the competition after he had to leave the last concentration with the Spanish team due to his positive for coronavirus last November. Now, Sergi Bruguera has trusted him again and has called him up for the tie against the Romanian team. The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero is presented as one of the great strengths of the Navy after his victory on the brick dust in Rio a few weeks ago.
Carlos Alcaraz is ready for his debut in the Davis Cup , after having been proclaimed champion in the junior category. The 18-year-old from El Palmar will play his first matches as part of the Spanish team in Marbella, a city also bathed by the same waters in which his current coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero , debuted in the Davis Cup 22 years ago. .
The Valencian, former number one in the world, played his first match in the Davis Cup in the quarterfinals between Spain and Russia, played in Malaga in 2000. There, at the age of 20, he gave the two individual points by beating Kafelnikov and Marat Safin. He appeared again in the semifinals and in the final, where he was key in the victory against Australia with which the first Salad Bowl for Spain arrived.
Hero in Marbella
Things of destiny, Juan Carlos Ferrero will now be able to accompany his pupil in his debut in the Davis Cup in a city in which he keeps a special memory. Not only did the Valencian make his debut in Malaga, but years later he returned to Marbella from where he left on his shoulders after winning the decisive point of the tie.
It was the quarter-final between Spain and Germany in 2009. David Ferrer’s last-minute withdrawal led the then captain, Albert Costa, to call up Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Valencian had not been summoned for four years, but he did not hesitate for a second to accept the call. The tie was played in the bullring of Puerto Banús, very close to the facilities where Spain – Romania will be played next weekend.
Fernando Verdasco’s loss to Kolchsreiber in the fourth match had leveled the scoreboard again and although Tommy Robredo was scheduled to play the final match, Costa changed plans and opted for Ferrero. The Valencian arrived as the last man and became the hero of the tie by beating Andreas Beck (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) and putting Spain in the semifinals. The Mosquito ended up leaving on the shoulders of his teammates from the Marbella arena. A story that he will surely have told his outstanding student, who now has the opportunity to write his own story in the competition.
