"Spain is clearly the favorite because the Spanish final on clay are almost insurmountable. Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer are masters in this area and I think that will earn their credit points. My question lies in the doubles, so I bet by the 4-0 or 5-0 to the final against Argentina. They will come with desire for revenge after the end of Mar del Plata in 2008, but I think we are much higher, "said Santana radiolabeled Monday. "I know it is unusual for me as emphatic a statement, but unless a last-minute setbacks, I think our players are much better than rivals," he adds.
For the Spaniard, who played and lost two Davis Cup finals in Australia as a player (1965, 1967), the competition "is much higher for those who live from the inside because sometimes gives the impression that is lost in the overburdened calendar with the players. " Santana carefully analyzed the possibilities of the Argentine team, " David Nalbandian has been injured and will miss the final of match fitness and Juan Martin del Potro , perhaps his best man, pays much more on fast track, where you can leverage your remove and right, on clay, where their weapons are diluted a bit. " He himself was present as a spectator in 'Marplatazo' 2008. "There is no Rafa won with his team playing dress and cement. Now we play with Nadal, on land and to an audience that will take us in a twinkling. How will you escape the final," he says.
On the possibility of players' strike and the vindication of these against the ATP and the ITF, Manolo speaks from experience: "The players are right in their requests. It is logical that four days after the final play Rafa U.S. Open in Cordoba had to play the Davis Cup semifinals, neither Federer after being eliminated in the United States had to travel to Australia to play for their country, nor five days after the Masters Cup final and Rafa David may be playing in Cordoba. is necessary to reach an agreement because the players are the stars of the sport and the most affected are themselves and the audience. "
Although there are still seven months for you roll the Mutua Madrid Open 2012, Santana, as director of the event, he admits that is already working on it. "For nosotrso is important to have the best players and players in the international arena. Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova , numbers 1 and 2 of their rankings, are the last champion of the tournament and show the quality that this treasure, "he says. "We are working on the construction of four new tracks of ground training to meet the demands of the ATP and WTA and the players do not have to go to train an alternative club as it was before." On the eternal debate of the blue track, the director pulls balls out: "Of those subjects is responsible Ion Tiriac , but considering that it is Taurus, it will not stop until it succeeds. I think the tournaments are slowly innovating and for us it is very important this change. not only favors the view of the ball, but it goes in our line of innovation."
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