Serbia’s opponent without Djokovic! 1st singles Hong Seong-chan → 2nd singles Kwon Soon-woo → Doubles Nam Ji-seong and Song Min-gyu order play
It’s a good thing. In the first edition of the ‘Davis Cup Finals’, a national men’s tennis tournament called the Tennis World Cup, they will face Serbia without US Open champion and world number one Novak Djokovic (36).
The Korean men’s tennis team, led by coach Kim Young-jun, will play its first match in Group C of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals (main draw) against Serbia in Valencia, Spain, at 10 p.m. on the 12th (Korean time).
Nam Ji-seong, Song Min-gyu, director Kim Young-jun, Kwon Soon-woo, Hong Seong-chan, and Jeong Yun-seong (from left). Photo courtesy of the University Tennis Association
On this day, the order play was revealed. The first singles clash is between Hong Seong-chan and Dusan Lajovic, the second singles clash is between Kwon Soon-woo and Laszlo Zere, and the final doubles clash is between Nam Ji-seong and Song Min-gyu and Nikola Kasic and Miomir Kecmanovic.
Djokovic, the Serbian national team’s super ace, will miss the Korean game. According to Eurosport, a European sports channel, Djokovic will miss the Korean game. “We will be able to see Djokovic against Spain,” Kecmanovic said. Djokovic has reached the US Open final, so recovering his stamina is an urgent priority.
Even without Djokovic, Serbia is a high wall for Korea to overcome. Starting with Serbia, Korea will clash with the Czech Republic at 10 p.m. on the 14th and then with Spain at 10 p.m. on the 17th. As of February 6, Serbia was ranked 8th in the world, the Czech Republic was ranked 13th, and Spain was ranked 2nd.바카라
Korea, the only Asian country among the Davis Cup Finals participants, is ranked 15th. Korea’s highest world ranking is 13th, achieved in September 2007.
A total of 16 countries will participate in the finals, and the group stage will be held from the 12th to the 17th in four European countries (Group A, Bologna, Italy, Group B, Manchester, England, Group C, Valencia, Spain, and Group D, Split, Croatia). The top two countries from each group will advance to the quarterfinals of the competition held in Malaga, Spain from November 21st to 26th and compete for the championship.
All matches will be played in the order of 2 singles and 1 doubles. The first singles is played between the lower ranked players among the two players selected by each team, and the second singles is played between the higher ranked players.
Last year, Korea advanced to the Davis Cup Finals for the first time in 15 years since 2007. Korea’s qualification for the finals this year was truly like a drama. In the final preliminary round match against Belgium held in Seoul last February, the team fell behind with a game score of 0-2 on the first day, but won 3-2 on the second day, making history for the first time in history to advance to the finals for two consecutive years.
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