The Dutch Tennis Player’s are close to being eliminated in the Davis Cup. Both Jesper de Jong and Botic van de Zandschulp Lost Their Singles Matches in Groningen on Friday in the Encounter with Argentina, which now leads 2-0.
De Jong started Against Tomás Martín Etcheverry. The 25-year-old Dutchman Made His Davis Cup Debut in a Sold-out Martiniplaza. The Day Before, the called it the provisional highlight of his career. The World Number 79 Could Not Give the Netherlands The Desired Start.
In The First Set, De Jong Already Lost His Serve Early. He came back strongly with a love game on Etcheverry’s Serve in the Sixth Game, But Imediately Lost His Serve Again. The Argentinian then did not relinquish the set.
The 25-year-old De Jong Seemed to Recover in the Second Set. He took a 2-0 lead, but the north hollander could not mintain the level and lost his serve twice in a row. De Jong Erased Several Match Points, but had to Admit defeat after more than two hours of tennis: 4-6 and 4-6.
“I Feel Like He was really Better,” De Jong Said After the Match Against Ziggo Sport . “That hurts a lot. I also notice that losing for your country hurts a little more. But I play a good match and showed what I can do.”
Van de Zandschulp Loses to Cerúndolo
Van de Zandschulp then Played Against Francisco Cerúndolo. The Argentinian Number One was too strong in two sets: 6-7 (4) and 1-6.
Van de Zandschulp Showed Glimpses in the First Set of What He is capable of when he plays his best tennis. In The Long and Exciting Set, The World Number 82 Forced A Break Three Times, But Cerúndolo (ATP-21) Struck Back In The Next Game Every Time.
In The Tiebreak, Van de Zandschulp Showed Resilience by Coming Back from A 0-4 Deficit, But He Lost His Serve Again Twice (4-7).
Also at the beginning of the second set, Van de Zandschulp had to concee many points on his own serve. The Dutchman won His First Service Game, but then had No Answer to Cerúndolo’s Game. The Argentinian then won Four Games in A Row.
The Dutch Davis Cup team must work hard to prevent elimination. A Doubles Match and Two Singles Matches Are Scheduled for Saturday. The Winner of the Encounter Qualifies for the Davis Cup Finals in November in Bologna, Italy. Last year, Oranje Lost the Final to Italy.