Argentina won the Davis Cup series against Kazakhstan and qualified for the Finals

After a Saturday in which everything did not go as expected and the series was tied 1-1, Argentina achieved the victory against Kazakhstan this afternoon. The first point on Sunday was won by the duo of Máximo González-Andrés Molteni over Aleksander Nedovyesov-Dmitry Popko, and after the defeat of Francisco Cerundolo against Timofey Skatov, Sebastián Baez defined the match in an agonizing final against Popko.Installed as one of the best duos in world tennis, the Argentine tennis players showed through the match an indomitable character that served them to come back from the result despite falling in the first set 6-7 later of the tie break. In the second, after leveling 3-3 in games, the Argentine duo began to impose their qualities on their rivals and achieved the victory 6-4, with which they arrived with a key push to the last set, in which they were insurmountable and without giving the Kazakhs a break they won with a resounding 6-0, proof of the sublime level of the couple.” We were nervous about going 1-1 and having to give Argentina this point. I think in the first set we had a lot more chances to break them, and in the tie break they made the difference. In the second set, when they had the break, the crowd played a key role in getting us up and being able to break,” Molteni said after the match. “We feel a lot of relief and joy for giving this point to Argentina,” he added later. After giving the first point to the team coached by Guillermo Coria on Saturday, Cerundolo arrived at this afternoon’s duel against Skatov with the clear objective of defining the series. However, the Kazakh from the first minute stood as a difficult obstacle, and won the first set 7-6 after the tiebreak. In the second, the Kazakh was able to dominate the game, with flashes from the Argentine who did not have his best version, and won 6-4 after two hours. With the series tied 2-2, Sebastián Baez, replacing Tomás Etcheverry, entered the field to face Popko, who played his second match of the day. The 25th in the ATP ranking had a good start that he was able to take advantage of to win 6-4 in the first set, but in the second the Kazakh began to impose himself with his power and managed to tie the match with a 6-3 advantage. In the last set, all the emotions converged when the Argentine tennis player, in the tiebreak, managed to defend himself on two match points for the opponent and obtained the victory, along with the qualification to the Davis Cup finals, with a 7-6 (6).” That way you can enjoy it more. We knew it could happen, but the boys did it very well, it wasn’t easy to play at home with all the pressure, being favourites. We know that the ranking is a lie, and there were players on the other side who let loose and played very well,” Coria told the TyC Sports cameras after the agonizing finale. “Fran had a very difficult match, he played well, he had a good attitude and commitment. I’m proud of how everyone behaved during the five points,” concluded the coach of the Argentinian team.

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