A triumph that served to begin to palpitate what will be the Davis Cup Final 8which will be disputed in Malaga from November 19 to 24 between Argentina and Italy. The duo Máximo González and Andrés Molteni qualified for the semifinals of the Masters 1000 de Shanghai by defeating the Italians, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, by 6-4 and 6-4.
Gone are the days of Manchester, where the Argentine Tennis Team YPF came second in the Group D of the round of 16. The players, once again, changed the chip and immersed themselves fully in the extensive and tight schedule of the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP). Without any rest, Machi and Molto began their journey from Great Britain towards the Asian continent. The first commitment was Tokyo ATP 500; The jet lag, fatigue, emotional burden and the change of surface from indoor to outdoor culminated in a quick farewell on the first lap.
This week, the stop was at the tournament Shanghai. After a close victory in the debut and classified to the quarterfinals due to the non-performance of their rivals, they faced the Italians, Vavassori and Bolellitwo old acquaintances for the national duo and with whom they will face, a priori, in Malaga to access the semis due to the dispute of the Silver Salad Bowl.
After midnight in Asia, with a tired and exhausted voice, Molteni accepted the call of Infobae: “Today’s game we knew was going to be very tough; They are having a great year, they were champions last week in Tokyo and they came with a lot of confidence. We had very good serves and we took advantage of the chances we had when they served. After the breaks, we managed to serve well again and maintained the advantage”.
In the prelude to the duel Davis Cup against ItalyAlthough it will be a different type of surface, Molteni made it clear: “The ATP circuit is totally different from a Davis Cup; It has another seasoning and we have won and lost against them; They were always tough and even games. If we had to face them in the Davis Cup, it would surely be a very tough match.. While it was good that we won this match, it doesn’t mean anything; When it comes to playing Davis, it is a totally different story and each game is different”.
consulted by Infobaethe Argentine Davis Cup captain, Guillermo Coriahe was attentive to the screen observing his team and who his rivals will be: “Machi and Molto today had a very high level, very solid, they generated many chances to break the service of their rivals. It was a fair result in two sets. Before the duel that is coming in Malaga, today it was very important to be firm, show presence and, obviously, much better if you won. Likewise, there is still a long way to go; Each match is different, but the boys were very solid today and the fact that they are in the semifinals of a Masters 1000 is really very good to continue adding confidence.”.
The Albiceleste couple obtained eight ATP titles, among which the Masters 1000 de Cincinnati. With serious chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals for the second consecutive season, Molto throbs the semi-final duel against the Czech, Adam Pavlasek, and the Dutchman, Jean-Julien Rojer: “In the semifinals we hope to play well, and have a good day. Hopefully things go the way we have been working and, if not, we will be happy to enter the field and have left everything behind. Let’s hope to leave without reproaching ourselves”.
