Tommy Paul sees progress in American male tennis
Tommy Paul says that American male tennis is going in the right direction, but still has to increase its level to compete with the best.
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- Jakub Mensik won the final victory of the Czech Republic by defeating Frances Tiafoe.
- The disease for Taylor Fritz and injuries to other key players have hampered the performance of the American team.
- The loss extends the title of the Davis Cup of the United States at 18.
Delray Beach – When the clock struck at midnight, the American team DC died. Buffer it as one of the most bitter losses in recently US Davis Cup History.
The AS of Midnight by Jakub Mensik gave him a 6-1 victory, 6-4 against Frances Tiafoe and delivered the Czech Republic a 3-2 victory to strike a ticket for the last November round in Italy.
Taylor Fritz’s pseudo-grippal symptoms and the recent mediocre form of Tiafoe have combined to derail the quest for the team of the United States Cup.
With two simple, chances of winning its link against the Czech Republic on September 13, Fritz and “Big Foe” collapsed consecutive to the Delray Beach Tennis Center.
After 10 hours of tennis, a crowd of Delray Freené, red and blue white, decreased at around 1,200 years when Tiafoe and Mensik, 20, took the ground at 10:43 am, the fans were silent while the last service of Mensik finished Tiafoe in 70 hours. No cheers, no songs, no booming group beats.
THE The American team was assailed by injuries Before the event as Ben Shelton (shoulder) and Tommy Paul (hip) withdrew due to injuries to the US Open. The two have always presented themselves to applaud with Captain Bob Bryan saying that Paul did despite surgery. Paul lives in Boca Raton.
Bryan said he was happy to inject energy into the Delray Beach community for two days, but added: “Obviously, it would have been better than we do. We are not going to cry this loss. We granted to their team. They will be dangerous in Bologna. They can win the tournament. ”
Captain of the Czech Republic Tomas Berdych, who had expressed the concern of Delray as a place during the Hurricane seasonwas extremely satisfied with the performance of his team.
“I played Davis Cup for many years, but I came to the United States for the first time (and) I was surprised at what was waiting for us here,” he said. “We beat the very strong American team on their soil at home. It never happened for us. Everything was there was there. We did not feel this warmth. We leave the states as winners and are the team that goes to Bologna. ”
Late Saturday evening, Tiafoe lost the first three games without winning a single point. Previously, Fritz, the American n ° 1 classified 5th In the world, did not win Bologna Trip when he lost against Jiri Lehecka, 23, 23, coming out of a berth in the quarter -finals at the US Open.
After abandoning the first set, Fritz joined forces a third party, but he could not overcome the bump by losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Taylor Fritz had to be 100% in wet weather in southern Florida
Subsequently, Fritz said he had to be 100% fit to be his best in humid weather in southern Florida.
“The conditions are quite brutal,” said Fritz, who lives in Miami. “I will want to be absolutely in the best physical condition and that is simply not the case. I had to take days off and I was obviously suffering from being sick. I fought as hard as possible. ”
Fritz’s defeat equaled the Davis Cup draw at 2, leaving the whole Enchilada to Tiafoe, which had been bad after its release of the third round in the open air and losing Friday against Lehecka.
Tiafoe did not come to the press conference thereafter.
The double tandem veteran in Rajeev Ram-Austin Kracijek prevailed during the double afternoon match in a three-set marathon. This triumph gave the Americans an advantage of 2-1 – But it didn’t do anything.
This double match was delayed by two hours more halfway through the second set by Lightning and Rain while Krajicek-Ram won on Mensik-Tomas Mahack in three sets. The double started at 2 p.m. and ended after 7 p.m.
A few hours later, when Tiafoe won her first point in the match in the fourth game, the crowd broke out in enormous cheers, but Tiafoe could not fight the 20 -year -old mensik firepower, which had also played this double match.
“I left everything there,” said Mensik, who won the Miami Open last March.
Bryan said it was a difficult day for Tiafoe sitting around the field for many hours watching.
Fritz won his first match in single Friday against Mensik, despite the fact that he was “so sick” on the eve of the Davis Cup, he was worried if he would be ready to compete.
Bryan said Fritz’s performance was “inspiring” and “deeply dug”.
With a chance to replace Fritz or Tiafoe with Reilly Opelka, the 6 -foot threat 11 inches of Boca Raton, Bryan remained Pat.
The drought of the title of the United States is now extended to 18 years because it has not won the Davis Cup since 2007. The Czech Republic will be one of the eight countries in competition in November.
Fritz did not finish before 10:20 p.m., dozens of fans began to go towards the exit due to the end of the hour and that they were on site since the start-up at 2 p.m.
In the second set, Fritz immediately broke Lehecka and pulled 3-0 after fighting three break points. He closed the game with two gout strokes in sparkling slices Lehecka set off. It is generally not in Fritz’s arsenal, but a sign he needed to save his energy given his weakened state.
“I was trying to do without, that’s a great reason I could win the second set,” said Fritz.
Ram-Krajicek’s victory allowed Bryan’s decision that the team needed two double specialists to win the important point. Bryan was a double tour player with his twin brother, Mike, and they were elected to the renowned temple this summer.
It was a fiery crowd Delray, singing “USA … USA” through the long match. “I don’t think I got out of the field more fired than that for a very long time,” said Krajicek, who is 35 years old.
But at midnight, there were only silent, except for a few dozen applauded Czech fans.
