Davis Cup: Austria probably with the best cast after Croatia
Davis Cup captain Jürgen Melzer announced his extended squad for the Davis Cup match against Croatia in Rijeka in early February 2023 on Wednesday. Also present: Dominic Thiem.
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last edit: Dec 21, 2022, 04:30 pm
Two weeks after the draw was made, the venue of an international match in the Davis Cup should be determined. In the case of Austria's next opponents are Croatia
This time it was even more than three weeks, but now the cat is out of the bag: The Davis Cup winning nation from 2005 and 2018 is asking the ÖTV men's team in the
Qualifying for the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2023 in the northwestern port city of Rijeka, the third largest city in the country. "A beautiful city", showed ÖTV Davis Cup
Captain and sports director Jürgen Melzer impressed by the choice of venue.
The exact match days and times are now also fixed: The game will be played on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. CET and on Sunday, February 5, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. CET
in Centar Zamet in Sportska Dvorana Zamet In English: Sports Center Zamet. In the 2009 opened, modern events complex with a sports hall with a
With a capacity of 2,450 spectators, sports, cultural, business and entertainment events usually take place. At the same place, Croatia had already hosted the play-off game against Germany's women (lost 1: 3) in the Billie Jean King Cup in November 2022.
Melzer can draw from the full
From a red-white-red point of view, it is pleasing that Captain Melzer will probably be able to rely on the strongest possible team against the Croatians to be favored around ex-US Open winner Marin Cilic (ATP 17) and Cincinnati winner Borna Coric (ATP 26). I've had positive conversations with all the players and it looks like I can draw on plenty," revealed the Lower Austrian. "The extended squad is complete with Dominic Thiem, Dennis Novak, Jurij Rodionov, Filip Misolic, Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler. We'll still wait for the first weeks of the tournament in the new year, but if nothing incredible happens, five of the six players named will ultimately be nominated."
Melzer was particularly pleased that Thiem would like to return to the team after his injury break until spring 2022 and has included the international match in Croatia in his personal plans for 2023. "I'm very happy that he wants to play in Rijeka. It is also the case that we only have a real chance of winning if we can compete there with the very strongest team. Things are looking good in that regard.” It was no surprise for Melzer that Croatia, as hosts, would move the Rebound Ace surface indoors: “It was to be expected that they would choose hard court.”