Spain puts on a show against Canada to advance to the semi-finals in Cordoba

The Spanish U16 tennis team secured a place in the semi-finals of the Junior Davis Cup Tennis Championships held in Cordoba. The Spanish national team defeated Canada 3-0 in the quarter-final match held on the clay courts of the Real Aero Club. They will play this Saturday starting at 11:00am at Real Aero Club for a place in the final. Their opponent on Saturday will be the Czech Republic, a team that beat Great Britain 2-0 in their quarterfinal match.

The national team had its best round in the tournament At the most appropriate moment. He needed only two hours and 36 minutes of play to win both singles matches and ensure his place in the penultimate round of the tournament, which was held in Cordoba.

Andres Santamarta showed that he promised to follow through in the upcoming tournaments. He is yet to lose in Cordoba in the four singles matches he has played. Against Canada, he settled his match with a score of 6-1 and 6-0 against Adam Ferjaco in an hour and 8 minutes.

Sergio Planilla signs the sentence

Then Sergio Planilla came on to the field to make it 2-0 and settle the tie. Valencia added his first singles win in Cordoba in a relatively comfortable match against Nicolas Arsenault, whom he beat 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 28 minutes.

With the tie resolved, it's also time to play the non-important doubles match. Sergi Vita and Andres Santamarta defeated Adam Frejcao and Nicolas Arsenault 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in 1 hour and 9 minutes.

The United States achieved third place in the semi-finals by defeating the Netherlands 3-0. The American team will compete for a place in the final against Italy, which beat Germany.

Championship venues

The Real Aero Club and Open Arena host this tournament that brings together the best 16 national under-16 teams, and next week there will be more competition in the same Cordoba clubs, where the Billie Jean King Jr. Cup will be held starting Monday, the U-16 World Cup. But in the ladies category.

Champion teams

Spain has six junior Davis Cup titles, the last of which it won in 2018 with a team led by Carlos Alcaraz. Brazil is the current champion of the Junior Davis Cup, after defeating the United States in last year's final in Antalya (Turkey), thanks to victories by Joao Fonseca and Gustavo Ribeiro.

In the Billie Jean King Junior Cup tournament, it will be the United States that will defend its title by defeating the Czech Republic in Antalya in the 2022 final with Valery Gluzman and Clairvi Ngunui.

Previous winning teams have included players who have reached the top of the tennis world, including Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2002), Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov (Canada, 2015), Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 2018), and Ash Barty (Australia, 2011). ), Iga Swiatek (Poland, 2016) and Coco Gauff (USA, 2018).