Dominican Davis Cup coach, Rafael Moreno says the Dominican team can battle it out with the Brazilian singles players that will be in Santo Domingo for the Americas Group I games. Moreno says, nevertheless, that the Brazilians are far superior in doubles.
The matches will take place on 2 February (4pm) and 3 February 2018 (2pm) at the hard courts of the Club Deportivo Naco in Santo Domingo.
Playing singles for the Dominican Republic are 37-year old Victor Estrella, ranked 79th, 27-year old José (Bebo) Hernández, ranked 285th, 24-year old Roberto Cid (411st), 21-year old José Olivares, ranked 787th. Others playing for the Dominican Republic are 17-year old Nick Hardt (1334th) and 21-year old Peter Bertran (not ranked yet).
The Brazilian singles players are 23-year old Thiago Monteiro (116th), 33-year old Rogerio Dutra Silva (98th), 29-year old Joao Souza (245th), 25-year old Guilherme Clezar (213rd), and 30-year old Thomaz Bellucci (109th). Brazilian doubles team are Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, ranked 1 and 10 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world ranking.
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Davis Cup
18 January 2018
