Defeating Federer and Allegro
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Amador Pons
Ultima Hora
March 18, 2024
(Thanks to joes for translating from Spanish -- the Spanish version is below.)
The Spaniards reach the quarterfinals after beating Allegro-Federer
Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo are on their way to being one of the best doubles pairs in the ATP circuit. The Majorcan and the Catalan, the doubles team in the Spanish Davis Cup team since the tie against the Czech Republic, imposed Yves Allegro and Roger Federer in a match that was decided in the third set (5-7, 6-4 and 6-3). Nadal and Robredo will find themselves in the quarterfinals against the second seed pair, Indian Mahesh Bhupatio and the White-Russian Max Mirnyi.
Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo want their participation in the Davis Cup Team to be an important one. Since the retirement of Emilio S�nchez Vicario and Sergio Casal, Spain has been lacking a guaranteed team that could be decisive in the most balanced of ties. After last year's disaster in the semifinals (Corretja-Costa) and finals (Corretja-Feliciano L�pez), the G-3 laid a bet by way of two youngsters who had shown their talent in lower circuits and who had been playing as a doubles pair for some months.
Their first performance took place in the complicated tie of Brno, against the Czech Republic, and as they had already been playing the tournaments of the Antipodes, they took advantage of the weeks they were together to play singles as well as doubles. The Indian Wells field is very complicated, but Nadal and Robredo have succeeded in reaching the quarterfinals. In the final eight they overcame a very important match against the Swiss Davis Cup team, Spain's possible rival in this year's semifinals.
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Nadal y Robredo superan a la pareja suiza
Los espa�oles alcanzan los cuartos de final tras ganar a Allegro-Federer
Rafael Nadal y Tommy Robredo van camino de convertirse en una de las mejores parejas del circuito ATP. El mallorqu�n y el catal�n, que conforman el dobles del equipo espa�ol de Copa Davis desde la eliminatoria ante la Rep�blica Checa, se impusieron a Yves Allegro y Roger Federer en un partido que se decidi� en el tercer set (5-7, 6-4 y 6-3). Nadal y Robredo se medir�n en cuartos de final a los segundos cabezas de serie, el indio Mahesh Bhupathi y el bielorruso Max Mirnyi.
Rafael Nadal y Tommy Robredo quieren que su participaci�n en el equipo de Copa Davis sea importante. Desde la retirada de Emilio S�nchez Vicario y Sergio Casal, Espa�a adolece de una pareja de garant�as que pueda ser decisiva en las eliminatorias m�s equilibradas. Tras el descalabro en las semifinales (Corretja-Costa) y en la final (Corretja-Feliciano L�pez) del a�o pasado, el G-3 decidi� apostar por dos j�venes que hab�an mostrado su talento en las categor�as inferiores y que desde hac�a unos meses formaban pareja.
Su estreno se produjo en la complicada eliminatoria de Brno, frente a la Rep�blica Checa, y como ya hicieran en la gira por las Ant�podas, aprovechan las semanas que coinciden para jugar tanto en individual como en dobles. El cuadro de Indian Wells es muy complicado, pero Nadal y Robredo han conseguido sobrevivir hasta los cuartos de final. En el encuentro de octavos ganaron un partido muy importante frente a la pareja del equipo suizo de Copa Davis, posible rival de Espa�a en las semifinales de este a�o.
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