The Brazilian list also has Matheus Pucinelli as an alternative to simple games; For the pairs, coach Jaime Oncins bets on the rapport of Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos
The Brazilian team in the next confrontation of the Davis Cup will be headed by e. The team led by Jaime Oncins will face, from Stefanos Tsitsipas, in Athens, on the 13th and 14th of this month.
The Brazilian list also has Matheus Pucinelli as an alternative to simple games. For the pairs, Oncins bets on the rapport of Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos, who have been playing together this season and have been champions of Rio Open and Winston-Salem, us this year.
This is the same call as the previous confrontation, defeat for 4-0 in February. “João who has been playing very well in his second year as a professional in the circuit, a season with several experiences and new experiences. Wild and Pucinelli were part of the team in the last confrontation against France and under these conditions, in this type of floor, they are players who adapt well,” commented Oncins.
“The pair with Marcelo and Rafa who have been playing together for two years and comes from an important achievement in Winston-Salem, practically with the same conditions that we will face before the Greeks in a hard floor and court Outdoor. So we are very confident, we really believe that we can return from Athens with a victory and we have the support of the entire Brazilian fans,” said the Brazilian captain.
The main reference of the Brazilian team will be João Fonseca, in his first season playing the great tournaments of the circuit. The 19 -year -old carioca is the 45th in the world and was summoned to Davis for the third time. He has participated in four clashes, with two wins and two losses.
Wild, more experienced than Fonseca, will be the second tennis player of the team to be cast for simple games. Paraná is experiencing irregular phase, without great results in the season. It is the current 143, number two in Brazil. The other Oncine options were Felipe Meligeni (163º) and Thiago Monteiro (169th).
In pairs, Matos and Melo will continue to represent the Brazilian team, capitalizing the duo’s rapport. Brazil’s current number 1 in pairs is Fernando Romboli, who makes his best season of his career. It is the current 47th in the world. Matos is the 48th, while Melo figures in 52nd place.
On the other side, playing hard and covered in Athens, Brazilians will face the Tsitsipas brothers. Stefanos is the team’s leading tennis player, former three in the world and twice runner-up of Grand Slam. Currently, it is the 28th in the world. The second simple tennis player is Stefanos sakellaridis (315th). The third option is Aristotelis Thanos (463º). The duplists will be Petros Tsitsipas (230º of the double ranking) and Ioannis Xilas (1 102º).
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nátaly Souza
