Davis Cup: Novak opens against Coric, then Thiem against Gojo
Dennis Novak will play the first match of the Davis Cup encounter between Croatia and Austria in Rijeka against Borna Coric tomorrow, Saturday. Then Dominic Thiem plays against Borna Gojo.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Feb 03, 2023, 01:28 pm
As usual with the current format in the Davis Cup, the encounters on the first day between Austria and Croatia in Rijeka were already certain before the draw. Because it is always the number one of a team against the number two of the opponent. After Jürgen Melzer, Dominic Thiem and Dennis Novak, throws the two expected players into the ring, and after the loss of Marin Cilic it was clear to the Croatians that Borna Gojo would play the second single alongside Borna Coric, it now looks like this: Novak starts against Coric, followed by Thiem against Gojo.
If Melzer had strictly followed the rankings, Jurij Rodionov should have played. Dennis Novak has shown time and again over the past few years that he is capable of great performances, especially in the Davis Cup.
By the way, there are no empirical values: Neither Borna Coric and Dennis Novak have played against each other so far, nor have Dominic Thiem and Borna Gojo. The top individual Thiem against Coric announced for Sunday has already been held five times. In the balance sheet, the Austrian has the edge with 3:2 wins.