Horacio Zeballos pictured
Rarely do situations as unfair as the one he had to face occur Horacio Zeballos in recent days. The best Argentine doubles player in the world, number 1 in the discipline together with Marcel Granollers, will not be present at the next Olympic Games in Paris 2024 after the captain’s decision to prefer the González-Molteni pair. An emotional dagger that the Mar del Plata native received as best he could, in statements collected by La Voz del Estadio.
“I will not be part of the team, these are decisions made by the captain and must be respected. Even if I don’t agree, I respect them, that’s why he is the captain, the authority appointed by the AAT (Argentine Tennis Association). He gave me his reasons and for my part I accept them. It’s sad, I wanted to be there, I was available to be part of the team, but we have to move on. I’m going through a great professional moment and I don’t want this to affect me, I wish the best to my teammates, I hope the boys can fight for a medal”, declared the Argentine.
2024 is not giving great satisfaction to Frances Tiafoe. With a negative balance of 13-15, currently close to leaving the top 30 of the world rankings, as well as having had to change coach mid-season, the American also had to deal with bad luck on his debut in the ATP 500 at Queen’s . During a third set against the Australian Hijikata, a slip caused him to sprain his ankle which forced him to retire a few minutes later. Will he be able to recover in time for Wimbledon? This is the question we all ask ourselves and which Frances himself tried to answer on social media. His words bring hope that he will make it, but we will see under what conditions.
Marco Rossi
