Xinhua, Buenos Aires :
Argentina’s Tecnopolis theme park, located in the Greater Buenos Aires area, will host the first-round Argentina vs. Brazil match of the 2015 Davis Cup World Group.
Tha March 6 to 8 series will take place at the outdoor clay court of the venue, in the city’s northern Villa Martelli district, Argentina’s Tennis Association (AAT) said Tuesday.
“An all-South American clash sees neighbors and long-term rivals Argentina and Brazil battle it out for the first time in the World Group,” is how Davis Cup organizers described the upcoming match on its website.
Argentina’s new captain, Daniel Orsanic, has brought Juan Martin del Potro, the country’s best tennis player, back to the team after a more than two-year absence sparked by differences with squad managers.
Del Potro, champion of the 2009 U.S. Open, will join a team that also comprises Carlos Berlocq, Leonardo Mayer and Federico Delbonis.
“The entire team has to be as competitive as possible to achieve the best outcome. But today I think more about transmitting values like responsibility, effort, discipline-the character building that comes from tennis. If I can transmit these values to the youngest, my dream will have come true,” said Orsanic.
Brazil’s strongest players, meanwhile, are Thomaz Bellucci, and the doubles players Bruno Soares and Marcelo Melo.
Argentina has never won a Davis Cup, but was runner up on four occasions, in 1981, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
