- Reynoso’s debt: against Paraguay he added his fourth game with one or no shots on goal
Although this instance will be held in February 2024, the draw will be held in November. When the Finals are over and the champion of this edition emerges, Peru will know its rival and under what conditions it will play this series, a no small detail considering that due to the characteristics of our players it will always be advisable to play on clay.
Peru’s possible rivals in the Qualifiers
Now, Who would be the probable rivals of the Peruvian team? In this instance, the 12 winners of the first round of World Group I play and also the 12 eliminated from the Finals (except for the two finalists and two wild-cards (guests) granted by the ITF, who go directly to the Finals). The first group would include Germany, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Ukraine, Hungary, Israel, Portugal, Slovakia, Argentina, Chinese Taipei and Brazil, while the second group currently includes Sweden, Chile, Switzerland, France, South Korea, Spain , Croatia and the United States. In the week of November 21 to 26, when the Final 8 in Malaga will take place, we will know the remaining four.
On the other hand, an issue that must be taken into account is the ranking: The 12 best teams competing in the Qualifiers will be seeded. Peru is ranked 34th and only surpasses Ukraine (35th). How does this affect us? Well, we will necessarily face a seeded team. The home field, as is usual in the Davis Cup, will be the reverse of the last precedent between both paired countries. For example, if we are in Spain, the United States, Chile, Canada or Australia, we will be visitors. In case they have never played before in history (as is the case with the other opponents for Peru), it will be defined by draw.
Finally, if Peru passes this stage it will compete in the Davis Cup Finals, something it did for the first time in 2008. (due to the change in format in 2020, equivalent to the so-called World Group at that time, where the 16 best teams qualified). That time we lost 5-0 to Spain at the Jockey Club. Luis Horna, Iván Miranda, Mauricio Echazú and Matías Silva were our rackets, while Nicolás Almagro, Tommy Robredo, Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco formed the European quartet, which in the end was going to be the champion of that edition after winning the final 3-1 to Argentina visiting.
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