Football World Cup: Qatar for Vekic and Schwartzman so far not worth the trip
Tennis pros like Donna Vekic and Diego Schwartzman are among the many fans who made the pilgrimage to Qatar for the World Cup.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 24, 2022, 10:33 pm
The German Davis Cup team reportedly watched the 2-1 defeat of the DFB team against Japan together in Málaga on Wednesday afternoon. Team boss Michael Kohlmann and Jan-Lennard Struff will probably have suffered particularly, after all, both are declared Dortmund supporters. And the two BVB pros Niklas Süle and Nico Schlotterbeck in particular did not look good against the very nimble Japanese.
But how bad must it have been for Diego Schwartzman just two days before? The Argentine is in Qatar and could hope for the expected high victory of Albi-Celeste against Saudi Arabia after a penalty by Lionel Messi. And then witnessed one of the biggest surprises of recent years.
Spaniards have to console themselves with football
Donna Vekic didn't fare much better, who also kept her fingers crossed for her Croatian compatriots. The vice world champions of 2018 started the tournament with high ambitions. But after the disappointing 0-0 draw against Morocco, they also have to stretch a lot in their group.
The Spaniards around top man Pablo Carreno Busta and Sergi Bruguera could have found solace in football. Because even if their own match against strong Croatians in Málaga was lost 0:2 - the footballers managed against Costa Rica with 7:0 the highest victory in their history.