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Davis Cup: Daniel Zuckerman opens against Marchenko, followed by Idan Leshem against Stachowski
Israel's No. 2 racket will kick - off in Kiev's match against Ukraine's senior tennis player.
Captain / player Ehrlich: "We are not favorites right now."
Medvedev: "The fact that we are favorites may put more pressure on us"
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Thursday, 04 March 2021, 13:23
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Davis Team (Photo: Official Website, Lidor Goldberg, Tennis Association)
The draw for the Davis' meeting between Israel and Ukraine, which will take place on Friday and Saturday in Kiev, was held today (Thursday), and it was decided that for the first singles match, Israel's No. 2 batsman, Daniel Zuckerman (ranked 799 in the world), will face Ukraine 177 in the world).
It will be followed by the senior Israeli bat, Idan Leshem, in front of Sergei Stakhovsky, Ukraine's No. 2 bat.
On Saturday, the doubles meeting will take place between the captain / player, Yoni Ehrlich (68 in the world in doubles), Vichy Uliel (425 in the world) and Danilo Kalinichenko (487 in the world) and Dennis Molchenov (91 in the world in doubles).
For the fourth game, Idan Leshem and Ilya Marchenko will go up, and for the fifth game, Daniel Zuckerman will play against Sergei Stakhovsky.
It should be noted that the captain has the option to replace one of the players on Saturday if necessary.
The meeting will take place on the outskirts of Kiev, in a closed hall on a hard court, where a tennis court with three courts was set up just a month ago, when the hawk eye system was also installed at the meeting due to the fact that there are no lines in the games due to corona restrictions.
The captain / player, Yoni Ehrlich, commented on the meeting and the selection of players to play tomorrow: "The professional team and I decided, after much deliberation, that Idan and Daniel would play. We think all four players are in great shape, and really each would deserve to play on the first day. "I came to the conclusion that experience would be a very important factor here, so I went for my two more experienced players, who played the most games in Davis and have already scored points."
On the chances at the meeting, Ehrlich said: "We are not favorites at the moment, we are playing against two former Top 100 players. Although they are not at their peak today, but still ranked higher and more experienced, and surpass us in several parameters. However, in the Davis Cup I have already seen "Everything happens, and I believe my players can come up and get the points."
Ukrainian captain, former player Andrei Medvedev, ranked at the top of the world rankings, said: "We are favorites on paper, but it's a sport and I'm sure it will be a tough encounter and we are ready to fight. We have a national mission, we take it very seriously and the fact that we may be favorites More pressure. "
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