Davis Cup: Francisco Cerundolo and Dmitry Popko to open series between Argentina and Kazakhstan

Francisco Cerundolo, the best Argentine tennis player today, will face Dmitry Popko (338th) in the opening of the Davis Cup series between Argentina and Kazakhstan, which will take place this weekend at the Jockey Club in Rosario for the Qualifiers 2024.Cerundolo, number 22 in the ATP ranking, will play the first point tomorrow from 11.00, broadcast by TyC Sports. Next, Tomás Etcheverry (28°) will face Timofey Skatov (278°), as determined by the draw made this Friday at the Municipal Palace.Captain Guillermo Coria opted for Cerundolo and Etcheverry for the first singles points, so Sebastián Báez (25th in the world) will not be in action tomorrow. The Argentine duo for the doubles is composed of Andrés Molteni-Máximo González and will take the court on Sunday for the dispute of the third point of the key against Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Timofey Skatov.De necessary, Cerundolo will play the fourth point against Timofey Skatov and Tomás Etcheverry would close against Dmitry Popko.Argentina will play the 2024 Qualifiers with the aim of being among the 16 best countries to play the September Finals, divided into four zones of four. From there will come the qualifiers for the Final 8, scheduled for November, at the end of the ATP calendar.

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