Juan Martín del Potro will not play the first round of the Davis Cup against Germany that has been scheduled for next Febraury, the team’s coach Franco Davin confirmed.
“It was a tough decision, but we’ve analyzed it a lot. We believe it’s the best decision. Juan’s physical part is essential,” Davin assured.
The coach said that “playing in a clay tennis court (in Germany) and the next day competing in cement court is a high risk, and worse if we then have seven weeks to play, from Rotterdam to Miami.”
“Germany chose that kind of courts knowing that Del Potro would not be able to go. Patrik Kühnen (German captain) thought about that,” Davin added.
He said that the new Argentine captain Martín Jaite said “he understands the situation because he was once a player” and added that Del Potro’s idea “is not to abandon the Davis Cup for the entire year.”
Argentina will visit Germany in Bamberg between the 10 and 12 of February.
The team that is more likely to travel will be formed by David Nalbandian, Juan Mónaco, Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank.
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