The Dutch enjoy the Andalusian sun. Finally, it is under the roof of the José Maria Martin Carpena Sports Palace that Tallon Greek track scored a second historic point Friday evening againstGermanyoffering the very first final of Davis Cup to his country. After dominating Spain Rafael Nadalthe band Paul Haarhuis has done it again, and is only one success away from the title. They will not be favorites on Sunday in the final against Italy Jannik Sinner, more “the goal was not to lose in the quarter-finals” recalls the Oranje captain. Contract fulfilled.
Video – The Netherlands defeated Germany on Friday evening
“The current format seems to suit us well”
Tuesday against Spain, The Netherlands relied on their impeccable doubles to reach the semi-finals after two failures in 2022 and 2023. Against Germany, Botic Van de Zandschulp and his 10 match points, then Tallon Greek track and his “comeback” allowed their country to dream. “The key to everything is the team effort and our belief in ourselves. Our goal was not to lose in the quarter-finals for the third year in a row and we believed in it, even though we had a very difficult draw. difficult with Spain” blew Paul Haarhuis after the qualification of his team.
“The players played with their heart and they showed what they are capable of. It's also a question of experience, that's the key. The format seems to suit us well, even if the two singles matches are a lot of rest on experience, and Tallon and Botic were not as good three years ago as they are today We are a very small country, let's say that what we achieve has nothing to do with the. 'Italy, for example, which has the world number 1 “For us, it's a much bigger achievement than having the opportunity to win the Davis Cup.” Sunday, the The Netherlands will challenge theItaly.
“I don’t know if I dreamed it…”
For the last tournament of his career, Wesley Koolhof enjoy it, and there's plenty to like. A double-sided success Carlos Alcaraz et Marcel Granollerstwo former world No. 1s in singles for one, and doubles for the other, then this 2-0 success against theGermany. “I don't know if I dreamed it, maybe I imagined it, but it's definitely one of the reasons why I wanted to play at least one more year, especially for the Olympics and the Davis Cup. The feeling right now is incredible, thinking about playing my last match here… or maybe I've already played it, I don't know. Being part of such a team is writing. the history of our country.”
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